The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride (2011)
Gluck’s gripping adaptation of the ancient Greek myth is vividly brought to life by a stellar cast in Stephen Wadsworth’s atmospheric production. Oreste is driven by the Furies to atone for killing his mother Clytemnestre. When he and his companion Pylade are shipwrecked on the island of Tauride, the king Thoas demands they be sacrificed. At the center of the drama is Iphigénie, Oreste’s long-lost sister. Forced to live among her enemies, she holds the lives of the captives in her hands—unaware that one of them is her brother. (Iphigénie en Tauride is performed in an adaptation of the 1779 Paris version edited by Gerhard Croll, by arrangement with Bärenreiter.)
| Movie ID | 156753 |
|---|---|
| Genre | – |
| Director | Barbara Willis Sweete |
| Main cast | Susan Graham, Plácido Domingo, Paul Groves, Gordon Hawkins, Julie Boulianne, Jacqueline Antaramian, Rob Besserer, Natalie Dessay |
| Release date | 26 February 2011 |
| Release year | 2011 |
| Language | French |
| Duration | 115 min (1h 55m) |
| Rating | – |
| Production house | – |
Director: Barbara Willis Sweete
Writers: Nicolas-François Guillard
Top cast
Susan GrahamIphigénie
Plácido DomingoOrest
Paul GrovesPylade
Gordon HawkinsThoas
Julie BoulianneDiane
Jacqueline AntaramianClytemnestre
Rob BessererAgamemnon
Natalie DessaySelf - Host
Lei XuFirst Priestess
Cecelia HallSecond Priestess
David WonA Scythian Minister
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