Mitridate, re di Ponto
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi
Conducted by David Angus
Directed by James Darrah
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Friday, September 13, 2024 | 7:30PM
Sunday, September 15, 2024 | 3:00PM
Preshow lecture will take place one (1) hour prior to curtain.
Passions and rivalries collide in this star studded production of Mozart’s rarely performed work. When family patriarch Mitridate is presumed dead, his children Farnace and Sifare return home to stake claims to his money, his power — and his fiancée Aspasia. With a bristling score written by Mozart at the age of 14, Mitridate explores the tensions of a fractured family amidst jealousy, aging, betrayal, and desire.
BLO Music Director David Angus conducts and stage director James Darrah leads an extraordinary cast that includes Brenda Rae as Aspasia, John Holiday as Farnace, and celebrated tenor Lawrence Brownlee in the title role.
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“About as perfect as it gets! Top-notch singing and gorgeous visuals”
– The Boston Globe
September 16, 2024
“This impressive “Mitridate” bodes well for a particularly exciting BLO season ahead.”
– Edge Media Network
September 16, 2024
When the opera opens, family patriarch Mitridate is presumed dead. His children Farnace and Sifare return home to stake claims to his money, his power — and his fiancée Aspasia. Farnace turns his back on his father’s wishes; Sifare remains loyal to Mitridate but falls deeply in love with Aspasia, who returns the feeling. Mitridate’s unexpected return throws the fractured family further into chaos. Alliances are broken and remade, new lovers and enemies enter the picture, and a looming conflict promises to reshape the family for good. Ultimately, the threat of mortality opens Mitridate’s heart to unintended love and forgiveness.
The Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
219 Tremont Street | Boston, MA | 02116
