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Iphigénie en Tauride: Opera National de Paris

About the Event

Krzysztof Warlikowski's striking production of Gluck's 'Iphigénie en Tauride' returns to the Paris Opera, with Thomas Hengelbrock conducting.

Gluck's emotionally charged opera retells the Greek tragedy of Iphigénie, condemned to murder her own brother, Oreste, himself a murderer.

Sung in French, with French and English surtitles.

Cast / Production

Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock & Iñaki Encina Oyón — (2 octobre)
Director: Krzysztof Warlikowski
Set design: Malgorzata Szczesniak
Costume design: Malgorzata Szczesniak
Lighting design: Felice Ross
Video: Denis Guéguin
Choreography: Claude Bardouil
Dramaturgy: Miron Hakenbeck
Chorus master: Alessandro Di Stefano

Iphigénie: Nicole Chevalier
Oreste: Jacques Imbrailo
Pylade: Julien Behr
Thoas: Jean‑François Lapointe
Diane: Marianne Croux
Première prêtresse (Act I): Marianne Croux
Deuxième prêtresse: Jeanne Ireland
Une femme grecque: Jeanne Ireland
Un Scythe: Christophe Gay
Un ministre: Christophe Gay

Paris Opera Chorus and Orchestra

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