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
