Ifigenia in Tauride
Tommaso Traetta (1727-1779)
World Premiere Recording
In co-production with the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik.
Recorded from August 27 to 29, 2025, at the Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik.
Released March 20, 2026
2 CDs / AP399 Little Tribeca
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Atto I, Sinfonia: Allegro
An opera in three acts, with a libretto by Marco Coltellini, premiered on October 4, 1763, at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.
Ifigenia in Tauride draws us into the tragic heart of the House of Atreus. Orestes is consumed by guilt over the murder of his mother, while Iphigenia bears the lasting scars of her near-sacrifice, planned by her own father. They are two tormented souls, profoundly alone, who find each other in a moment of overwhelming recognition. Their reunion is deeply moving. And the unwavering bond between Orestes and Pylades – willing to face death side by side – adds yet another layer of emotional intensity.
Traetta’s music captures this tragic tension perfectly. Standing at the crossroads of Neapolitan bel canto and Gluck’s dramatic reform, his vocal writing is never an empty display. Every line, every ornament, conveys raw, sincere emotion. Rocío Pérez, with her rare ability to combine virtuosity and dramatic depth, is a truly poignant Iphigenia.
Rocio Perez, Ifigenia
Rafał Tomkiewicz, Oreste
Suzanne Jerosme, Pilade
Alasdair Kent, Toante
Karolina Bengtsson, Dori
Novocanto Choir
Wolfgang Kostner, choir director
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, conductor
