Furies swarm around the Trojan Princess Ilia, she is shocked and confused, the war is lost, her future is uncertain. Numerous compatriots are living out their new lives as prisoners on Crete – and provide magnificent choirs for the opera evening. The Belgian star choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, who is directing the new production of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart’s opera “Idomeneo, re di Creta” at Geneva’s Grand Theater, has staged a crackling, eerie ghost ballet for the overture made up of white-robed figures romping around the princess.
Almost ballet: Mozart’s “Idomeneo” in Geneva. – Culture
