Mozart: Mitridate Re Di Ponto

Soprano Yvonne Kenny turns in a spirited performance as Aspasia in this brilliant staging of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's first notable opera -- penned when he was only 14 years old. The production, set in early Roman times, follows the inner circle of the empire's most formidable foe, King Mithridates of Pontus. Maestro Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts the sterling cast, which includes tenor Gosta Winbergh and mezzo-soprano Ann Murray.

Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Cast

Yvonne Kenny

Aspasia

Gösta Winbergh

Mitridate

Ann Murray

Sifare

A

Anne Gjevang

Farnace

J

Joan Rodgers

Ismene

Peter Straka

Marzio

M

Massimiliano Roncato

Arbate

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Conductor