Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset

• Tommaso Traetta (1727 - 1779): Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Sinfonia:
• 1 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Sinfonia: I. Allegro 03:17
• 2 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Sinfonia: II. Andante espressivo 01:11
• 3 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Sinfonia: III. Allegro 00:52
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 1:
• 4 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 1: Recitativo. Restate, amici 02:58
• 5 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 1: Recitativo accompagnato. Ah, tu non senti 01:18
• 6 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 1: Aria. Qual destra omicida 02:53
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 2:
• 7 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 2: Recitativo. Ahimè! Già s'allontana 00:39
• 8 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 2: Aria. Stelle irate, il caro amico 05:46
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 3:
• 9 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 3: Coro. Fra gli'inni e i cantici 01:04
• 10 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 3: Recitativo. Sì, sì, vergine amiche 02:37
• 11 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 3: Recitativo accompagnato. Ma quale ascolto 00:34
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 4:
• 12 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 4: Coro. Misero giovane 00:55
• 13 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 4: Recitativo. Ministre della dea 01:40
• 14 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 4: Aria. Frena l'ingiuste lagrime 05:30
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 5:
• 15 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 5: Recitativo. Ecco come a sua voglia 01:49
• 16 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 5: Recitativo accompagnato. Deh, con qual core, amica 01:11
• 17 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 5: Aria. So, che pietà de' miseri 09:44
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6:
• 18 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Coro. Oh, come presto a sera 05:21
• 19 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Recitativo. Or dell'onda lustrale 00:15
• 20 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Recitativo accompagnato. Ah! Ti ravviso 01:44
• 21 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Cavata. O Dio, dov'è la morte? 01:37
• 22 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Recitativo. Morir mi sento 01:17
• 23 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Coro. Ah si purghi quest'ostia macchiata 00:37
• 24 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Recitativo. Dunque il fatal decreto 01:26
• 25 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Ballo 01:15
• 26 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto primo. Scena 6: Coro. Temuta Pallade 01:09
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 1:
• 27 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 1: Recitativo. Dunque nulla ottenesti? 00:45
• 28 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 1: Aria. Or palpita, e freme 07:24
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 2:
• 29 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 2: Recitativo accompagnato. Ah! Qual s'apre al mio cor 02:31
• 30 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 2: Aria. Che mai risolvere 05:39
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 3:
• 31 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 3: Recitativo. Dove m'inoltro? 02:16
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4:
• 32 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Ballo di furie 02:17
• 33 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Coro. Dormi, Oreste? Ti scuote, ti desta 04:18
• 34 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Aria. Deh! per pietà, placatevi 03:10
• 35 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Coro. Nere figlie dell'Erebo 02:49
• 36 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Recitativo. Che fiero caso è il mio 00:52
• 37 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Coro. In queste amare lagrime 00:32
• 38 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Recitativo. Or, che più vi trattiene? 02:46
• 39 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Recitativo accompagnato. Dì: vive ancora 01:14
• 40 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 4: Duetto & Coro. Ah, mi palesa almeno 07:19
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 5:
• 41 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 5: Recitativo. Misero me! 02:30
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 6:
• 42 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 6: O impensato soccorso! 00:36
• 43 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 6: Aria. Grazie, pietosi dei 06:15
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 7:
• 44 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 7: Coro. Gli strali tremendi 02:13
• 45 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 7: Recitativo accompagnato. Soccorso, santa dea 00:27
• 46 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 7: Recitativo. T'arresta. Perché fuggi? 01:13
• 47 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto secondo. Scena 7: Aria. Smanio di rabbia 04:13
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 1:
• 48 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 1: Recitativo. Prendete, amici 00:57
• 49 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 1: Aria. V'intendo, amici numi 07:04
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 2:
• 50 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 2: Recitativo. Lasciami, indegna 01:13
• 51 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 2: Aria. Vedi grave di nembi, e saette 04:41
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 3:
• 52 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 3: Recitativo accompagnato. Misera! Che farò! 01:32
• 53 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 3: Recitativo. Fermate, o Dio! 01:41
• 54 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 3: Duetto. Il mio destin non piangere 05:39
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 4:
• 55 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 4: Recitativo. Popoli, non temete 00:46
• 56 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 4: Coro. Quante ombre meste 00:38
• Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5:
• 57 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Recitativo. Ecco il punto fatal! 02:38
• 58 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Coro. Quante ombre meste 00:37
• 59 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Recitativo. Fedele amico, addio 00:33
• 60 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Recitativo accompagnato. Verran fra poco 00:43
• 61 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Recitativo. Onnipotenti dei! 01:51
• 62 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Recitativo accompagnato. Un nume io sento 03:14
• 63 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Coro. Seguiam la donna forte 01:31
• 64 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Ballo 01:22
• 65 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Recitativo accompagnato. Più non pensiamo a' danni 00:43
• 66 Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride, Atto terzo. Scena 5: Tutti. E tremino i tiranni 01:22
• Total Runtime 02:38:43

Info for Traetta: Ifigenia in Tauride

Traetta’s Ifigenia in Tauride, one of his masterpieces, recorded for the first time by Les Talens Lyriques and NovoCanto, under the direction of Christophe Rousset.

"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, will be a truly poignant Iphigenia.

The Innsbruck Festival, with its dedication to rediscovering rare works, is the ideal setting for this production. I have had the joy of conducting there before, and returning now, with an exceptional cast and Nicola Raab’s vision on stage, promises to be a thrilling adventure." – Christophe Rousset

Rocío Pérez, Ifigenia
Rafal Tomkiewicz, Oreste
Suzanne Jerosme, Pilade
Alasdair Kent, Toante
Karolina Bengtsson, Dori
Novocanto Choir
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, harpsichord, musical direction

Christophe Rousset
the founder of the Les Talens Lyriques and an internationally renowned harpsichordist, is a musician and an orchestral conductor inspired by a passion for opera and the rediscovery of the European musical heritage.

After harpsichord studies at La Schola Cantorum in Paris with Huguette Dreyfus, followed by the Conservatoire Royal in The Hague with Bob van Asperen (winning, at the age of 22, the prestigious First Prize in the 7th Bruges Harpsichord Competition), and followed in turn by the creation of his own ensemble, Les Talens Lyriques, in 1991, Christophe Rousset has a perfect grasp of the richness and diversity of the Baroque, Classical and Preromantic repertoires.

After initially attracting attention for his extraordinary talent as a harpsichordist, he soon made his mark as a conductor, with invitations from around the world to perform with his ensemble (Opéra de Paris, De Nederlandse Opera, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Salle Pleyel, Opéra de Lausanne, Teatro Real, Theater an der Wien, Opéra Royal de Versailles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Barbican Centre, Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Aix-en-Provence and Beaune Festivals, to name but a few venues).

Alongside this, he has continued to pursue an active career as harpsichordist and chamber musician, performing and recording on the most beautiful period instruments. His complete performances of the works for harpsichord of F. Couperin, Rameau, d’Anglebert and Forqueray and various recordings of pieces by J. S. Bach (Partitas, Variations Goldberg, Concertos for harpsichord, English Suites, French Suites, Klavierbüchlein) are considered landmarks. His most recent recording of another musical monument by the German Cantor, the 2nd book of the Well-tempered Clavier (Aparté) – a recording made in the Château of Versailles on a Joannes Ruckers harpsichord (1628) – has been awarded a number of honours, including a “Choc” from Classica magazine and CD of the week from Britain’s Radio 3. The instruments of the Paris Museum of Music have also been entrusted to him for the recording of three CDs of music by Royer, Rameau and Froberger.

Teaching is also an aspect with major importance for Christophe Rousset, who conducts and organises master classes and academies for young people (Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, CNSMDs Paris, Académie d’Ambronay, Orchestre Français des Jeunes Baroques, Jeune Orchestre Atlantique, Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, the Britten-Pears Orchestra) and he devotes himself with great energy, alongside the musicians of Les Talens Lyriques, to introducing young secondary school pupils in Paris and the surrounding region to the world of music.

Christophe also has a career as guest conductor (Liceu Barcelona, San Carlo Naples, La Scala Milan, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Orquesta Nacional de España and the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Orchestre du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, among other orchestras) as well as the active pursuit of musical research, with the production of critical editions and the publication by Actes Sud of a study on Rameau in 2007.

Christophe Rousset has been awarded the French honours of Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur, Commandeur in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Chevalier in the Ordre national du Mérite.

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