Iphigénie en Tauride (Iphigenia on Tauris) - Christoph Gluck
Information about the opera Iphigénie en Tauride by Christoph Gluck, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Generally agreed to be Gluck's finest opera, after Euripides.
Recommended recordings on CD
Minkowski/Delunsch/Beuron (Archiv Produktion 471 133-2)
This recent recording has a superb cast, and surpasses all earlier versions of the work.
Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre, conducted by Marc Minkowski, 1999.
Cast: Mireille Delunsch (Iphigénie), Yann Beuron (Pylade), Simon Keenlyside (Oreste).
Archiv Produktion 471 133-2
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.