Idomeneo

About the show

After escaping a storm at sea, the Cretan king Idomeneo remembers his vow to sacrifice the first person he meets to Neptune. That person is his son Idamante, who loves the Trojan princess Ilia. Idomeneo tries to send Idamante away with Electra, but Neptune sends a sea monster to ravage Crete. Idamante kills the monster and accepts his fate; Ilia offers her life in his place. Neptune instead orders Idomeneo to abdicate in favor of Idamante and Ilia, while Electra is consumed by despair.