Tragic opera in three acts Music by Gluck Libretto by DU ROULLET Original version (1774) (sung in French)
The Greek fleet are becalmed at Aulis on their way to Troy and Agamemnon has been told to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia to appease the goddess Diana before they can set sail.
RICHARD HICKOX SINGERS
CITY OF LONDON BAROQUE SINFONlA led by SIMON STANDAGE conducted by RICHARD hickox
Language coach PAMELA STERLING Producer JEREMY HAYES
(Given on 24 June as part of the 1987 Spitalfields Festival)
('Iphiginie en Tauride' on Thursday at 2.0pm)