Christoph Willibald Gluck

IPHIGENIE AUF TAURIS

contemporary opera 16 rehearsal

4 May 2023, 6 p.m.

Hungarian State Opera

In Brief

Opera in three acts, two parts, in German with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles

Performance length: , without intermissions
After visiting Aulis, star actress of Greek road movie winds up in Tauris. Star’s brother – unrecognised fordramaturgical reasons – also shows up with his amigo. Awkward discourse reveals that he had killed their mother in retaliation for murdering the father of both children (and mother’s husband). Further intensifying a plotline typical of families in Greek mythology, Title Character is about to kill brother when amigo arrives with a handy warship. Siblings flee to Mycenae, leaving everyone waiting for the sequel.

Details

Location
Hungarian State Opera
Date
May 4, 2023
Start time
6 p.m.
End time
10 p.m.