An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper

Bernard Richter (Idomeneo)

Ying Fang (Ilia), Bernard Richter (Idomeneo)

Eleonora Burrato (Elettra)

Kate Lindsey (Idamante), Bernard Richter (Idomeneo)

By Orsolya Gyárfás, 25 January 2026

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“Scenically, there is little to spark interest or aid the performers”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 23 January 2026

Mozart, Idomeneo, re di Creta

Vienna State Opera

Bertrand de Billy, Conductor

Kasper Holten, Director

Mia Stensgaard, Set Designer

Anja Vang Kragh, Costume Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Adrian Mourby, Dramaturgy

Bernard Richter, Idomeneo

Kate Lindsey, Idamante

Ying Fang, Ilia

Eleonora Buratto, Elettra

Signe Fabricius, Choreography

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Orsolya Gyárfás

A university student in Budapest, currently pursuing a degree in Aesthetics, Orsolya is an opera fan, particularly interested in the works of Mozart and Wagner.