Vurdering: 5/5

"Clément Hervieu-Léger gets vivid acting from his cast ... Musically, everything is first-rate. Michael Spyres negotiates the wide leaps of his entrance aria with ease. Patricia Petibon is accomplished in the coloratura and intense when she addresses the shades of Elysium ... Haïm's tempos are ideal and Le Concert d'Astrée play impeccably"

"If any of the early operas by Mozart prove his genious beyond doubt then it is Mitridate ... This is a really good cast. Patricia Petibon's daunting but brilliant first aria as Aspasia, Al destin, is sung with panache and nonchalant control. Michael Spyres negotiates the great vocal leaps in the part of Mitridate very nicely ... As always with Emmanuelle Haïm the orchestral playing is rhythmically alert and goal-directed"

"It may not appeal if you're allergic to Regietheater, but to my mind Clément Hervieu-Léger's staging transforms the 14-year-old Mozart's opera seria into a gripping political drama rather than a mere showcase of virtuoso singing - though it is that too, with knockout performances from Michael Spyres in the fiendishly demanding title-role and countertenor Christophe Dumaux disturbing and compelling in equal measure as his Machiavellian eldest son"