Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphig¿¿nie en Tauride [Video]

Overview

The eighteenth century German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck strove for the ideal of pairing poetry - in its purest form - with operatic score, an end he came closest to achieving with his 1779 opera + Iphigeneia in Tauris (Iphig?nie en Tauride). The work boasts a French libretto by Nicolas-Fran?ois Guillard and borrows from Greek myth to weave the tale of Iphigenia, sister of Orestes and high priestess of Diana - plagued by visions of her family members slaughtering each other, and by dark thoughts of murdering Orestes herself. The story recounts the nearly fatal brother-sister relationship, its ultimate reconciliation, and the eventual Scythian-Greek truce as achieved by the intervening hand of the goddess Diana. The home video release Iphigenie en Tauride contains a film of a live performance of the work, as mounted by the Opernhaus Zurich in 2001. Claus Guth directs for the stage, with a cast that includes Juliette Galstian as Iphigenia, Rodney Gilfry as Orestes and Martina Jankov? as Diana. The Zurich Opera's Orchestra La Scintilla and the Chorus of the Opernhaus Zurich provide musical accompaniment.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/26/2016
UPC:	0807280919394
Original Release:	2001
Source:	Arthaus Musik
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:48:00
Sales rank:	40,063

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Juliette Galstian	Iphigénie
Juliette Galstian	Primary Artist
Eleanor Paunovic	Performer
Rodney Gilfry	Primary Artist
Rodney Gilfry	Oreste,Actor
William Christie	Primary Artist
Michael Mrosek	Scythe
Deon van der Walt	Pylade
Thomas Pütz	Performer
Anton Scharinger	Thoas
Paul Lorenger	Oreste - double
Martina Jankova	Diane
Catherine Villiger	Iphigénie-double
Anna Soranno	Performer
Bernhard Rubin	Agamemnon-double
Lisa Lorenz	Performer
Eva Zmekova	Clytemnestre-double
William Christie	Conductor,Actor
Zurich Orchestra La Scintilla	Actor
Zurich Opera House Chorus	Actor
Zurich Opera House Ballet	Actor
Deon Van Der Walt	Actor
Anton Scharinger	Actor
Martina Jankova	Actor

Technical Credits

Claus Guth	Director
Thomas Grimm	Director