{"id":108015,"date":"2026-01-22T01:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/108015\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T01:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:41:21","slug":"mozarts-idomeneo-bronx-operas-2026-season-premiere-at-lehman-college-the-bronx-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/108015\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozart\u2019s Idomeneo: Bronx Opera\u2019s 2026 Season Premiere At Lehman College | The Bronx Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bronx.com\/bronx-a-historical-record\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Bronx<\/a> Opera is presenting Mozart\u2019s Idomeneo in February 2026. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bronxopera.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">production<\/a> will be sung in English and will take place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lehmanstages.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lovinger Theater<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/lehman.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lehman College<\/a> in the Bronx, NY.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2776\" data-id=\"153816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000054650.jpg\" alt=\"Mozart\u2019s Idomeneo: Bronx Opera\u2019s 2026 Season Premiere At Lehman College\" class=\"wp-image-153816\" title=\"Mozart\u2019s Idomeneo: Bronx Opera\u2019s 2026 Season Premiere At Lehman College\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Performance Details<\/p>\n<p>Dates and Times:<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 2:30 p.m.;<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Location:\u00a0Lovinger Theater \/ Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets:\u00a0Available for online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthestage.tickets\/show\/bronx-opera\/68a66606786e1a1004a11d26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cast<\/p>\n<p>The principal cast for the production includes:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Idomeneo (King of Crete):\u00a0James Danner;<\/p>\n<p>Idamante (Idomeneo\u2019s son):\u00a0Miastasha Gonzalez-Col\u00f2n,<\/p>\n<p>Ilia (Daughter of King Priam of Troy):\u00a0Emma Robertson;<\/p>\n<p>Elettra (Princess of Argos):\u00a0Samantha Long;<\/p>\n<p>Arbace (Idomeneo\u2019s confidant):\u00a0Matthew Youngblood;<\/p>\n<p>High Priest of Neptune:\u00a0Rashard Deleston;<\/p>\n<p>The voice of the Oracle of Neptune:\u00a0Ronald Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>Synopsis of\u00a0Idomeneo<\/p>\n<p>The opera is set on the island of Crete shortly after the Trojan War.<\/p>\n<p>The Vow:\u00a0King Idomeneo, returning from the war, is caught in a violent storm. He makes a desperate vow to the sea god Neptune: to sacrifice the first living person he sees on shore if his life and fleet are spared.<\/p>\n<p>The Dilemma:\u00a0Neptune saves him, but the first person Idomeneo encounters upon landing is his own son, Idamante.<\/p>\n<p>Conflict and Jealousy:\u00a0Idomeneo is tormented by his vow. Meanwhile, Idamante is in love with Ilia, a captive Trojan princess. Another Greek princess, Elettra, is also in love with Idamante and grows jealous of Ilia.<\/p>\n<p>Divine Wrath:\u00a0Idomeneo attempts to send his son away to Argos with Elettra to protect him from the vow, but Neptune, angered by the delay, sends a monster to terrorize Crete. The people demand to know who has offended the gods.<\/p>\n<p>Resolution:\u00a0The opera culminates in a resolution that involves themes of duty, sacrifice, hope, and regeneration, with a powerful role for the chorus, leading to a happy ending as required by traditional opera seria.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Featured image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/depositphotos.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DepositPhotos.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bronx Opera is presenting Mozart\u2019s Idomeneo in February 2026. 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