Written when Mozart was just 14, Mitridate, Re di Ponte is an endless flow of beautiful melodies and dramatic recitatives. Nikolaus Harnoncourt – whose insistence on authenticity in performance techniques and instruments used has made him world-famous – conducts Concentus Musicus in his first opera production for Unitel – featuring an outstanding international cast including Gösta Winbergh and Ann Murray. The film was directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle in March 1986 and took place in one of the most beautiful and venerable theatres in the world, the Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza.