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Iphigénie en Tauride

2001 · 1h 48m · Music

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Overview

The eighteenth century German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck strove for the ideal of pairing poetry - in its purest form - with operatic score, an end he came closest to achieving with his 1779 opera Iphigeneia in Tauris (Iphigénie en Tauride). The story recounts the nearly fatal brother-sister relationship, its ultimate reconciliation, and the eventual Scythian-Greek truce as achieved by the intervening hand of the goddess Diana. The home video release Iphigenie en Tauride contains a film of a live performance of the work, as mounted by the Opernhaus Zurich in 2001. Claus Guth directs for the stage, with a cast that includes Juliette Galstian as Iphigenia, Rodney Gilfry as Orestes and Martina Janková as Diana. The Zurich Opera's Orchestra La Scintilla and the Chorus of the Opernhaus Zurich provide musical accompaniment.

Cast

William Christie

Self - Conductor

Juliette Galstian

Iphigénie

Eleanor Paunovic

Second Pristess

Rodney Gilfry

Rodney Gilfry

Oreste

Michael Mrosek

Scythian

Deon van der Walt

Deon van der Walt

Pylades

Thomas Pütz

Minister

Anton Scharinger

Thaos

Paul Lorenger

Oreste-Double

Martina Janková

Martina Janková

Diane

Catherine Villiger

Iphigénie-Double

Anna Soranno

Greek Woman

Bernhard Rubin

Agamemnon-Double

Lisa Lorenz

First Priestess

Eva Zmekova

Clytemnestre-Double

Crew

Details

Release date
April 24, 2001
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
PG
Genres
Music

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