Ifigenia in Tauride (Traetta)

Ifigenia in Tauride is an opera in three acts by Tommaso Traetta to a libretto by Marco Coltellini. It premiered on 4 October 1763 at Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. The opera was revived at the Schwetzingen Festival in December 2013 conducted by Wolfgang Katschner.[1]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 4 October 1763[2] Conductor: Tommaso Traetta Choreography: Gasparo Angiolini Scenography: Giovanni Maria Quaglio |
|---|---|---|
| Oreste | contralto castrato | Gaetano Guadagni |
| Pilade | soprano castrato | Giovanni Toschi |
| Ifigenia | soprano | Rosa Tartaglini |
| Toante | tenor | Giuseppe Tibaldi |
| Dori | soprano | Maria Sartori |
| Chorus: Virgins, priestesses, soldiers, citizens, Furies | ||
References
- ↑ "Iphigenie auf Tauris (Ifigenia in Tauride)", Winter in Schwetzingen 2013/2014 (in German) Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ Strohm, pp. 326–327