Live in HD: Mozart's Idomeneo

Grinnell College will stream Mozart's Idomeneo at noon on Saturday, March 25, 2017, as part of the "Metropolitan Live in HD" movie theatre transmissions program.

The opera will be shown in the Harris Center Cinema, 1114 10th Ave., Grinnell. There will be an opera talk by Randye Jones before this performance, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts an extraordinary ensemble in Mozart’s early masterpiece of love and vengeance following the Trojan War. Tenor Matthew Polenzani sings the title role of the King of Crete, with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante, soprano Elza van den Heever as Elettra, and soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia.

Refreshments will be available for sale in the lobby of the cinema before each opera and during intermission.

Tickets are available at the Pioneer Bookshop and at the door on the day of the show. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, children, and Met Opera members.

The Office of the President has generously funded tickets for Grinnell College faculty, staff, and students, and tickets are available for free at all locations. Family members not employed by the College are required to purchase tickets.