Iphigénie en Aulide (Iphigenia on Aulis) - Christoph Gluck
Information about the opera Iphigénie en Aulide by Christoph Gluck, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
The first of Gluck's seven reform operas for Paris, after Racine.
Recommended recordings on CD
Gardiner/Dawson/Dam (Erato 2292 45003-2)
A strong cast in the only studio recording of the work.
Monteverdi Choir, Lyon Opera Orchestra, conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 1987.
Cast: Lynne Dawson (Iphigénie), José van Dam (Agamemnon), Anne Sofie von Otter (Clytemnestre), John Aler (Achille).
Erato 2292 45003-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Minkowski/Gens/Testé (Opus Arte OA 1099 D)
Gluck's settings of the two Iphigénie tragedies by Euripides are presented as a pair in these superb productions. They both feature Marc Minkowski conducting the Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble on authentic instruments with Pierre Audi's modern staging.
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera, conducted by Marc Minkowski, 2011.
Cast: Véronique Gens (Iphigénie), Nicolas Testé (Agamemnon), Anne Sofie von Otter (Clytemnestre), Frédéric Antoun (Achille).
Opus Arte OA 1099 D
Coupled with Iphigénie en Tauride.