Idomeneo (5) Vedromi Intorno(Idomeneo) + Il Padre Adorato (Idamante)

[MrHbc3]

Is it possible that the photograph of the pretty dark haired young woman that appears between each segment is ... is .. actually Veronica Gens?

[MrHbc3]

@MrHbc3 YES! I looked it up and the photo of the woman shown at the beginning of each segment IS a promotional photo of Veronica Gens. Pretty slick elias!! Actually I think this photo exists on a download by you of something by Gens. Throwing in a little puzzle for people, Eh?

[pagerbear]

Tenor-mezzo debate aside, I'm crazy about Breslik's singing and acting. And he's not hard on the eyes, either!

[tenorgoodfella]

Its way better with a tenor... nothing worse then watching a girl walk in after they say Idamante killed the sea monster... thats really believable. Not to mention how many mezzo's have trouble with this tessitura.. its for a tenor, not mezzo. But.. that said.. the quartet does work better musically with the mezzo.. its a bit strange for the tenor.. but besides that.. its for sure a tenor role.  Also more touching with the father/son connection. Just my opinion of course.

[alned676]

almost...Breslik does indeed put up a good show but the musical coherence is somewhat lost with idamante sung an octave lower as a tenor instead of a mezzo.

[hillevifan]

Oh god I hate when they use a tenor for idamante!

[dopineapple]

The role is better played by a man. It was originally meant for a man. Mozart himself sung the role.