Iphigénie en Aulide

La Monnaie

September 11, 2010, 1:00 pm

Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck
Conductor: Christophe Rousset

Cast: Veronique Gens (Iphigénie); Avi Klemberg (Achilles); Andrew Schroeder (Agamemnon); Charlotte Hellekant (Clytemnestra); Henk Neven (Patrocius); Gilles Cachemaille (Calchas); Werner van Mechelen (Arcas); Violet Serena Noorduyn (Diana)

This was Gluck’s first French opera, and when he brought it to the tradition-bound Paris Opera the composer created quite a stir by demanding that the principal performers do more than just sing – he actually wanted them to act, as well! That was a bold move at the time, but the result was one of his most powerful dramas.

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