Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride
Iphigenie, banished daughter of Klytemnaestra, is now high priestess to Diana. Two strangers from Greece wash up on shore; when Iphigenie recognizes one as her brother, Orestes, she is powerless to stop his execution. Cue the godd...
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"As much as I do love Orfeo Ed Euridice, I have been listening to Iphigenie En Tauride a lot recently and have been awe-struck by the gorgeous music and emotionally intense story. I found this Met production of Iphigenie En Tauride spectacular. My only complaints were the inactive staging of the Act 2 furies ballet/pantomime, I get that Oreste was meant to be tormented psychologically but I personally would have preferred if they were present on-stage rather than the singing being done off-stage, and the cut of Contemplez Ces Tristes Apprets which made the end of the second act a little too abr..."
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Iphigenie, banished daughter of Klytemnaestra, is now high priestess to Diana. Two strangers from Greece wash up on shore; when Iphigenie recognizes one as her brother, Orestes, she is powerless to stop his execution. Cue the godd...