On Saturday Night at the Opera: Christoph Willibald Gluck's Iphigénie en Aulide

Saturday, September 13, 2014 - 9:00pm

Tune in for a rare opportunity to hear Christoph Willibald Gluck's
Iphigénie en Aulide. Known more in the edition Richard Wagner created,
Aulide has often been overlooked for Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride.
Tonight's performance presents the original French version featuring
José van Dam and Anne Sophie von Otter, with John Eliot Gardiner
conducting. In addition, part of tonight's program will be a tribute
to the legendary Magda Olivero, who passed earlier this week. Stepan
Atamian hosts.