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SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PREMIERE
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Gluck’s final masterpiece balances the equation of music and drama, in an opera of serenely pure beauty that conveys the timeless power of myth.
THE SCENE
The Greek island of Tauris, following the Trojan War
THE STORY
Iphigénie is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the sister of Elektra and Orestes. Her troubling dream about her murderous family sets the story in motion. When King Thoas announces that the survivors of the latest shipwreck on the shores of Tauris must be sacrificed, she recognizes them as Orestes and his friend Pylades. Through the agency of the goddess Diana, Iphigénie, her brother, and the Greek people are ultimately saved.
| *San Francisco Opera debut |
| Cast, programs and schedules are subject to change |
| Approximate running time: 2 hours, 45 minutes |
| Sung in French with English Supertitles |
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Iphigénie en Tauride is a co-production by Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera and The Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
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This production is made possible, in part, by The Bernard Osher Endowment Fund.
This project is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
Production photo by Dan Rest/Lyric Opera of Chicago
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DISCOVER
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