Behind the curtain | Iphigénie en Tauride

The tension is mounting, even behind the scenes! Immerse yourself in our costume and wig workshop as we prepare for Iphigénie en Tauride

Published on 22 October 2025
Behind the curtain | Iphigénie en Tauride
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Derrière le rideau | Iphigénie en Tauride

Tragedy in four acts | Libretto by Nicolas-François Guillard | First performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (Paris) on 18th May 1779

Musical direction, Louis Langrée et Théotime Langlois de Swarte • Stage direction, Wajdi Mouawad • With Tamara Bounazou, Theo Hoffman, Philippe Talbot, Jean-Fernand Setti, Léontine Maridat-Zimmerlin, Fanny Soyer, Lysandre Châlon, Anthony Roullier • Choir, Les Eléments • Orchestra, Le Consort

Iphigénie en Tauride

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Exiled in Tauris, the priestess Iphigenia must submit to King Thoas, who, terrified by a dream, forces her to sacrifice any foreigner who arrives on shore. However, two Greek warriors are shipwrecked, and an odd feeling overwhelms her at the sight of one of them…

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