Claus Guth's 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' Opens at Naples' Teatro di San Carlo

Claus Guth directs a new staging of Mozart's 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, a production that introduces cocaine and Succession-style intrigue into the composer's first major opera. The staging is paired with supple singing, according to the Financial Times. Mozart wrote 'Mitridate, re di Ponto' early in his career, and it stands as his first major operatic work. The Teatro di San Carlo in Naples hosts the production, with Claus Guth serving as director. The Financial Times reviewed the staging and the vocal performances.