This recording presents an outstanding interpretation of one of Mozart{u2019}s most aristocratic compositions. Mozart was only a fourteen-year-old boy when he composed the opera Mitridate, Rè di Ponto in 1770. The opera seria, a love story set against the background of an ancient king fighting against the Roman Empire, bears impressive evidence of the young composer{u2019}s wunderkind qualities. Recorded live at the Opéra National de Lyon 1986, the staging was a cooperation with the Opéra National de Paris {u2013} La Bastille, the most distinguished opera house in France. The highly popular Australian soprano Yvonne Kenny {u2013} she sang at the Closing Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games {u2013} formed part of the international cast. Rockwell Blake in the title role has been hailed as a vocal phenomenon: his dramatic tenor encompasses a prodigious vocal range and is capable of the most fluid agility. The DVD captures a production that is both poetic and dramatic in clever and musically plausible filming to repeat an opera highlight on the home screen.