The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride (2011): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2011, The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride is a notable film directed by Barbara Willis Sweete, running about 115 minutes.

What it’s about. Gluck’s gripping adaptation of the ancient Greek myth is vividly brought to life by a stellar cast in Stephen Wadsworth’s atmospheric production. Oreste is driven by the Furies to atone for killing his mother Clytemnestre. When he and his companion Pylade are shipwrecked on the island of Tauride, the king Thoas demands they be sacrificed. At the center of the drama is Iphigénie, Oreste’s long-lost sister. Forced to live among her enemies, she holds the lives of the captives in her hands—unaware that one of them is her brother. (Iphigénie en Tauride is performed in an adaptation of the 1779 Paris version edited by Gerhard Croll, by arrangement with Bärenreiter.)

Who’s in it. The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride stars Susan Graham as Iphigénie, Plácido Domingo as Orest, Paul Groves as Pylade and Gordon Hawkins as Thoas, among others.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Metropolitan Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride page.