Date: 23, 25, 27 March 2021 

Venue: Academy Drama Theatre

 

Mozart’s Idomeneo continued the story of the well-known Greek mythology The Trojan War. Princess Ilia fell in love with the kind-hearted prince Idamante after she was captured to the Island of Crete. On the other hand, the King Idomeneo promised Nettuno, the god of sea, to immolate the first living creature he encountered in order to get saved. Unfortunately, the one he met was his own son, Idamante…

 

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Conductor: Hsu Wei-En

Director: Tang Shu-wing

Assistant Director: Anson Lam Pui-lim

Libretto: Giambattista Varesco

 

Set Designer: Bacchus Lee

Associate Set Designer: Bear Ho

Costume Designer: Cindy Ho Pui-shan

Lighting Designer: Albert Wong Yue-hang

Production Manager: Jonathan Lee Yan-ho

 

Main Cast:

Freddie Tsang Yuk-ki | Idomeneo

Anna Chan Pui-shan | Idamante

Anna Zhang Jingdan | Ilia

Florence Man Wai-sum / Vicki Wu Sui-sin | Elettra

John Ho Chun-yin | Arbace

Jeffrey Choi Chun-fai | Nettuno

Lo Tsz-ping | La Voce

 

The opera was performed by Vocal Studies students and accompanied by the Academy Symphony Orchestra. The production team comprised students, faculty and alumni of the School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts.

 

Photos by Cheung Wai-lok