Iphigénie en Tauride

Iphigénie en Tauride is a lyric tragedy in five acts and a prologue for which Henri Desmarets and André Campra did the music, and Joseph-François Duchy de Vancy and Antoine Danchet wrote the libretto. Since Desmarets was in Spain at the time of the production of this work, Campra undertook certain revisions in the score and created the prologue. The first run of Iphigénie en Tauride lasted for 33 performances between 6 May and 15 July 1704. Its first revival extended for 48 billings from 12…