ABOUT THE EVENT

This four-act opera, "Iphigenie auf Tauris", by Christoph Willibald Gluck with libretto by François Guillard will be staged in its Viennese version at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

Iphigenie auf Tauris was first performed on 18 May 1779 at the Académie de Musique in Paris and its new German version was first staged on 23 October 1781 at the Burgtheater in Vienna.

The second version of Iphigenie auf Tauris, of which this will be the first performance in Spain, signalled the end of Gluck's Parisian period (1773-1779), during which the famous clash between Italian opera (Piccini) and French or 'reformed' opera (Gluck himself) had taken place. It is considered one of his most perfect and brilliant operas, with a seamless blend of music and drama that makes it extraordinarily expressive. The production to be staged at the Liceu is by the great choreographer Pina Bausch.

Musical Direction: Jan Michael Horstmann
Scene direction: Pina Bausch
Scenography: Pina Bausch y Jürgen Dreier
Costume: Pina Bausch y Jürgen Dreier
Choreography: Pina Bausch
Production: Tanztheater Wuppertal

Cast:
Elisabete Matos, Nikolai Andrei Schukoff, Christopher Maltmann, Gerd Grochowski, Cécile van de Sant y otros. (4 and 6 September 2010)
Danielle Halbwachs, Norbert Ernst, Markus Eiche y otros. (5 and 7 September 2010)
Orquestra Simfònica Julià Carbonell de les Terres de Lleida
Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música Catalana

 

In some areas of the Gran Teatre del Liceu it is possible to be seated with a partially obstructed view of the stage. The Gran Teatre del Liceu recommends Zone 2 for the finest and completely unobstructed view of the performance. The stage is not visable from seats starting in row 2 of Zone 8.  A monitor is provided for following the performance in this section. Only available for operas.

Last update 2012 Editorial Team Classictic.com

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