Organization

Décors

Michael Simon

Costumes

Anna Eiermann

Lumières

Jean Kalman

Dramaturgie

Klaus Bertisch

Chanteur

Soprano

Salomé Haller

Artémis

Baryton

Nicolas Testé

Agamemnon

Anne Sofie von Otter

Clitemnestre

Véronique Gens

Iphigénie

Ténor

Frédéric Antoun

Achille

Martijn Cornet

Patrocle

Basse

Christian Helmer

Calchas

Laurent Alvaro

Arkas

Direction d'orchestre

Marc Minkowski

Mise en scène

Pierre Audi

De Nationale Opera

Orchestra

Les Musiciens du Louvre

Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble

Iphigénie en Aulide -  (Iphigénie en Aulide et Tauride)

Amsterdam

Pays-Bas

Dutch National Opera & Ballet

The two Iphigénie operas by Gluck, adapted from the plays by Euripedes, are rarely staged together. This dazzling 2011 production by Pierre Audi at the Amsterdam Music Theatre was part of a special event highlighting the dramatic unity between Iphigénie en Aulide (based on Racine’s tragedy Iphigénie) and Gluck’s follow-up Iphigénie en Tauride. Though the latter has been a longtime fixture in the repertoire, the former has never been without its great fans—like Wagner, who wrote a German-language version—and has been joyfully rediscovered by wider audiences in recent years. Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, under the ever-capable baton of Marc Minkowski, play the lavish score while leads Véronique Gens, Nicolas Testé, and Anne Sofie von Otter assure that the timeless drama, in a distinctly modern staging, feels as urgent as ever.

The Greek army, en route to Troy, is stuck in a windless sea. Diana, goddess of the hunt, demands that King Agamemnon sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to ensure favorable winds for the fleet. The young woman arrives in Aulide, where her sacrifice is to take place, but her mother Clytemnestra begs Iphigenia’s betrothed Achilles to protect her—and eventually Agamemnon, full of remorse, relents. To save her people, who still wish her to go forward with the sacrifice for the sake of the stranded fleet, Iphigenia is prepared to give her life, but Diana—in a significant revision from the original myth—ultimately has a change of heart and consecrates Iphigenia’s marriage to Achilles.

Iphigénie en Aulide Gluck

Public

Iphigénie en Aulide et Tauride

Valide

Two late and baleful tragedies by Euripides focus on the ill-starred daughter of the Greek King, Agamemnon. Will he sacrifice Iphigenia in order to secure fair winds for his voyage to Troy? In Aulis, the drama rages until she is spared. Having escaped to Tauris, Iphigenia finds herself compelled to kill her own brother before, once more, the fickle gods intervene. Gluck's operatic settings are very rarely staged together, but Pierre Audi's production makes a darkly compelling case for their dramatic unity. All the lead performers here are experienced exponents of Gluck, and together they present a powerfully idiomatic experience.

Aulide 
Iphigénie: Véronique Gens  
Diane: Salomé Haller   
Agamemnon: Nicolas Testé   
Clytemnestre: Anne Sofie von Otter 

Tauride
Iphigénie: Mireille Delunsch   
Thoas: Laurent Alvaro
Oreste:Jean-François Lapointe Pylade: Yann Beuron Diane: Salomé Haller Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera Conductor: Marc Minkowski Director: Pierre Audi

Gluck: IPHIGENIA IN AULIDE/ IPHIGENIA IN TAURIDE De Nederlandse Opera

Iphigénie en Aulide et Tauride by Gluck, Du (2011/2011), Dirigé par Pierre Audi,, Chef d'orchestre Marc Minkowski, Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas

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