The story of the 1778 opera is a sideshow of the Trojan War.
To obtain favorable winds for the Greek fleet sailing to Troy, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenie. The goddess Artemis snatches her away and brings her to Tauris, today's Crimea. There she becomes Artemis's priestess, with the special task of sacrificing illegal aliens to the goddess.
When Oreste, her brother, arrives with his buddy Pylade, both are condemned to death. Just in time, Iphigenie recognizes him. After an intervention by the goddess, it is Thoas, the bloodthirsty king of the peninsula, who loses his life, and the three Greeks sail home.
From Bloomberg.com: Culture > "Iphigenie en Tauride'' is at the Palais Garnier through July 10. For more information and tickets, go to http://www.operadeparis.fr/ or call (33) (1) 7229-3535.
18 June 2006
Iphigenie en Tauride Ends Up in Old Folks' Home at Paris Opera
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