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Tate's masterful conducting of Idomeneo opens new season at La Fenice

By Edoardo Pelligra, 02 December 2015
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Reviewed at Teatro La Fenice, Venice on 28 November 2015
Programme
Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta
Performers
Jeffrey Tate, Conductor
Alessandro Talevi, Director
Justin Arienti, Set Designer
Manuel Pedretti, Costume Designer
Michaela Kaune, Elettra
Ekaterina Sadovnikova, Ilia
Monica Bacelli, Idamante
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Arbace
Brenden Gunnell, Idomeneo
Krystian Adam, The Oracle of Neptune
Michail Leibundgut, The Oracle of Neptune
Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice
Coro del Teatro La Fenice
Claudio Marino Moretti, Choirmaster / chorus director
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Edoardo Pelligra
Edoardo Pelligra
Edoardo is a philosophy student in Torino, Italy. He has always been fond of classical music and operas and tries to combine his philosophical studies with music and especially philosophy of music. He is particularly enthusiastic about opera modern adaptations. Edoardo also maintains a strong passion for films, literature and travelling. He also writes reviews in Italian for Operaclick.