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Photos: BLO's Idomeneo at the Shubert

The BLO performs Idomeneo at the Shubert | April 23-May 4, 2010

By CHARLES ERICKSON | April 28, 2010

The captured Trojan princess Ilia (soprano Camille Zamora) doubts the love of her captor, the Greek prince Idamante (mezzo-soprano Sandra Piques Eddy) | Boston Lyric Opera's Idomeneo, re di Creta | Citi Performing Arts Center Shubert Theatre | April 23-May 4, 2010

READ: Lloyd Schwartz's review of Idomeneo

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