Mitridate, re di Ponto
Philadelphia Premiere
New Production
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi
Directed by Emma Griffin
Performed in Italian with English supertitles
Mozart was just 14 years old when he wrote this rare gem that has all the hallmarks of musical brilliance and hormonal adolescence. Angst, risky behavior, and fraught romance never sounded quite so good. Opera Philadelphia’s first production of Mitridate, re di Ponto stars blockbuster tenor Lawrence Brownlee as the titular king, alongside countertenor and OP General Director & President Anthony Roth Costanzo as his eldest son, Farnace, and soprano Meredith Wohlgemuth as the younger son, Sifare. Glittering soprano Lauren Snouffer portrays Aspasia, the woman all three love.
Mitridate, re di Ponto On-Sale Dates:
Tuesday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m.
Subscriptions
Opera Pass
Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m.
Standard Price Single Tickets
Pick Your Price Pre-Sale for 26/27 Opera Pass holders
Tuesday, August 4 at 10:00 a.m.
Pick Your Price Public On-Sale (Mitridate, re di Ponto and Suddenly Last Summer)
MapAcademy of Music
| Wed, Sep 9 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 2:00 p.m. |
Approximately 3 hours with one intermission
Cast & Creative Team
Composer
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was one of the most influential, popular and prolific composers of the classical period. He composed over 600 works, including some of the most famous and loved pieces of symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music. Mozart was born in Salzburg to a musical family. From an early age, the young Mozart showed all the signs of a prodigious musical talent. By the age of 5 he could read and write music, and he would entertain people with his talents on the keyboard. By the age of 6 he was writing his first compositions. Mozart was generally considered to be a rare musical genius, though Mozart said that he was diligent in studying other great composers such as Haydn and Bach. Read more >>