Organization

Admin

Direction d'orchestre

Direction d'orchestre (+7)

Christophe Rousset

Mise en scène

Contre-ténor (+7)

Max Emanuel Cencic

Décors

Costumes (+1)

Giorgina Germanou

Costumes

Assistant mise en scène

Mise en scène (+1)

Konstantina Psoma

Orchestra

Les Talens Lyriques

Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

Soprano

Jasmin Delfs

Ifigenia

Agamennone

Contre-ténor (+5)

Nicolò Balducci

Ulisse

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Mary-Ellen Nesi

Clitennestra

Contre-ténor

Mayaan Licht

Achille

Baryton (+5)

Riccardo Novaro

Calcante

Opéra des Margraves

Lumières

Lumières (+3)

Romain de Lagarde

On the way to fight in the Trojan War the mighty Agamemnon killed a stag belonging to the goddess of the hunt, Diana. The outraged Diana prevents Agamemnon from journeying further unless he offers his daughter Iphigenia as expiatory sacrifice. Under the pretext of a marriage to the hero Achilles, Iphigenia is enticed to Aulis, to the anguish of her mother Clytemnestra. At the moment of sacrifice, Achilles storms in with raised sword, but divine Diana has the last word…

This opera seria premiered in London in 1735 ensured that the celebrated and notorious star composer Nicola Antonio Porpora would hit the scene as a worthy rival of his colleague George Frideric Handel. With stars like Farinelli as Achille and Senesino as Agamennone he succeeded in bringing out a high point in the history of English opera. He was a feared voice teacher, fully aware of the potential of his star singers and of being able to draw on all their skills to the maximum. The vocal demands are correspondingly exorbitant. Only an exclusive ensemble such as that assembling in Bayreuth in autumn 2024 is capable of instilling new life into this festival of singers. Look forward to a breathtaking opera performance, with artistic director Max Emanuel Cencic showing all the unique and scintillating ideas we have become accustomed to in his productions. And more: he is also taking over the role of Agamennone.

Distribution

Ifigenia

Agamennone

Ulisse

Clitennestra

Achille

Calcante

Équipage

Mise en scène

Assistant mise en scène

Direction d'orchestre

Décors

Costumes

Lumières

Instrumentation

Producteur

Producteur

Ensemble

Orchestre

Coproducteur