By Assad Meymandi, MD, PhD, DFAPA
The realization was newly inspired by BSO’s James Levine’s interpretation of Mozart’s “Ideomeo”, as Maestro at the MET.*
The recent New York Metropolitan Opera performance of his masterpiece, “Idomeneo”, was a good reminder that Mozart was an ordinary man with all the flaws and scars of alcoholism, syphilis, kidney failure and periodic bankruptcy. He nevertheless had an extraordinary and truly God-like mind in order to produce and write music of such complexity, architectural soundness of structure, yet at the same time, immense sublimity and transcendence that is beyond any mortal person's comprehension. The gift of Mozart is available to all lovers of music. This particular performance was super-special, because the international cast involved countries of Australia, England, Canada, South Africa, India, New Zealand, and France. Maestro James Levine, veteran Metropolitan Opera Music Director, and now conductor of the Boston Symphony, born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, who conducted the musical feast, was America's contribution. The virtuous performance of the star-studded cast and Levine's skillful directing once again proved that music is the universal language of peace, understanding and love which may bring the message of brotherhood and connectedness to mankind.
©2010 Assad Meymandi, MD, PhD, *I am pleased to have been privileged to edit and reprint this first piece donated by Dr. Meymandi, the founding editor-in-chief of WCP.
Mary Elizabeth Nordstrom, editor, Classical Voice of New England, Inc.
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