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Nicola Porpora, Ifigenia in Aulide

Acte I

I,1 : Aria "Svogli l'impeto al Valore"

I,2 : Aria "Dall'Eolie Caverne profonde"

I,3 : Aria "Non corresponde"

I.4 : Aria "Nel già bramoso petto"

I,5 : Aria "Con le fiamme più vivaci"

I,6 : Aria "Padre, si grande affetto"

I,7 : Aria "Padre di tutti è Giove"

I,8 : Aria "Ah, se la sua beltà"

I,9 : Aria "Allontanata agnella"

II,1 Aria : "Sceglia Atride"

II,2 : Aria "Lasciare bramo questa vita"

II,3 : Aria "Tu spietato non farai"

II,4 : Aria "All'Amore di dolce Madre"

II,5 Aria "?"

II,6 : Aria "Il regno, la sorte, la vita, la morte"

II,7 : Duo "Per cader de'i Numi all'are"

III,1 : Aria "Quando farai fra l'Armi"

III, 2 : Aria "Le limpid'onde allor d'Anfriso"

III,3 : Aria "Ah, trema il suol!"

III,4 : Aria "Son nostre forze le turbe ignare"

III,5 : Aria "O Grecia amata, per tua gloria"

III,6 : Aria "Già scherzando a i lidi il vento"

III,7 : "Final"

Ifigenia in Aulide by Porpora

Max Emanuel Cenčić (stage director), Christophe Rousset (conductor) — With Jasmin Delfs (Iphigénie), Maayan Licht (Achille), Max Emanuel Cenčić (Agamemnon) …

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Cast

Max Emmanuel Cenčić — Singer, stage director (Agamennone)

Romain de Lagarde — Lighting

Jasmin Delfs — Ifigenia

Maayan Licht — Achille

Mary-Ellen Nesi — Clitennestra

Nicolò Balducci — Ulisse

Riccardo Novaro — Calcante

Les Talens Lyriques — Orchestra

Program notes

Christophe Rousset and his inimitable ensemble Les Talens Lyriques invite you to one of the most famous venues in classical music history, the Opera House in Bayreuth, Germany, to experience a rare masterpiece of Baroque music: Ifigenia in Aulide by Italian composer Nicola Porpora. This master of voices wrote this opera in 1735 for the greatest singers of his time, including his pupil Farinelli, who created the role of Achilles.

At the 2024 edition of the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival, countertenor Max Emmanuel Cenčić caused a sensation by taking on both the role of Stage Director and that of Agamemnon. Agamemnon has outraged the goddess Diana by killing one of the stags under her protection, she demands vengeance in the form of the sacrifice of Princess Iphigenia, sung to perfection by soprano Jasmin Delfs. As Agamemnon tries to trick his way out of killing his own daughter, Ulysses and the priest Calchas convince him to appease the goddess before launching his expedition against the city of Troy, but Achilles' cunning and Iphigenia's devotion are to be reckoned with...

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