Mozart Opera Lives Again
Currently streaming free over the web, Mozart’s early opera “Idomeneo” is a flawed masterwork wrapped in a rare treat. It fairly glows with the composer’s mature musical style in arias, ensembles and scenas, but it lacks the conciseness and sparkling libretto characteristic of his later stage pieces. For the next few weeks at any time, you can catch a very presentable, elegant and at times compelling version over the web. This was the 2011 production by Opera San Jose recalling…