IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christoph Willibald Gluck
IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE
Zurich, Zurich Opera House, 2001
Soloists:
Juliette Galstian (Iphigénie), Rodney Gilfry (Oreste), Deon van der Walt (Pylade), Anton Scharinger (Thoas), Martina Janková (Diane)
Orchestra, Chorus:
Orchestra „La Scintilla“ of the Zurich Opera House
Chores, Ballet School and Supernumerary Asso
Conductor:
William Christie
Director:
Claus Guth
Location:
Zurich, Zurich Opera House
Gluck‘s wonderful but neglected 1774 opera Iphigénie en Tauride, inspired by the Greek legend, is treated with forceful and convincing simplicity in Klaus Guth‘s revolutionary production staged at the Zurich Opera House. The psychological drama in a tense atmosphere of fears and traumas is underlined by Guth‘s use of huge masks and enclosed spaces. Conductor William Christie and his typically transparent but never cold orchestral sound perfectly match the descriptive elements in Gluck’s score, while the Armenian mezzosoprano Juliette Galstian as a fabulously good Iphigénie, the leading American opera baritone Rodney Gilfry as Oreste and the deceased South African tenor Deon van der Walt as Pylade head a superb cast.
Label:
Arthaus Musik
Genre:
Oper
Running Time:
108
Picture Format:
16:9
Sound Format:
PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / Dol
Number of Discs:
1
Region:
0
Languages:
FR
Subtitle Languages:
IT, GB, DE, FR, ES
EAN:
0807280919295
UPC:
807280919295
Blu-ray:
109193
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