Filmed live during the first-ever performances of Idomeneo at the Metropolitan Opera in 1982, this production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle features Frederica von Stade, Ileana Cotrubas, and Luciano Pavarotti making a rare appearance in a Mozart role “Pavarotti takes Idomeneo to a new musical high,” wrote the New York Post of Pavarotti’s first Idomeneo with the company – a performance of great dignity, impeccable musicality and remarkable diction Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s opulent staging, James Levine’s precision conducting, and stunning performances from a starry cast result in “a brilliant Idomeneo” (Daily News)