Idomeneo ticket prices tend to change from city to city. Other opera companies like the San Francisco Opera and the Houston Grand Opera have put on performances of Idomeneo in the past. Venues like the Lincoln Theater in Manhattan, New York typically host performances by the Metropolitan Opera. Renowned opera companies such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York City have been known to perform Idomeneo.

Purchase your Idomeneo tickets to hear spectacular voices paired with acting on stage. The opera centers around the relationship between King of Troy’s daughter and Idomeneo’s son. The title character, Idomeneo, is one of the kings of Greece who assist Agamemnon. King Agamemnon, the brother-in-law of Helen, leads a siege on the city of Troy to bring Helen to safety. It takes place during the height of the Trojan War which was set off by the removal of Helen by Paris. Idomeneo is set on the island of Crete in 1200 B.C. Karl Theodor, the Elector of Bavaria in 1780 commissioned Mozart and Varesco to create the opera. Varesco adapted the libretto from the 1705 play by Crébillion père. Mozart collaborated with Giambattista Varesco to bring the opera to life.

It debuted in the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, Germany on January 29, 1781. Critics have labeled it one of the top operas of all time. Idomeneo is an Italian language opera originally written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Witness the iconic opera live with your Idomeneo tickets from TicketSmarter.

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