Iphigénie en Tauride was first performed on 18 May 1779 by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Op%C3%A9ra">Paris Opéra</a> at the second <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salle_du_Palais-Royal">Salle du Palais-Royal</a> and was a great success. Some think that the head of the Paris Opéra, Devismes, had attempted to stoke up the rivalry between Gluck and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Piccinni">Niccolò Piccinni</a>, an Italian composer also resident in the French capital, by asking them both to set an opera on the subject of Iphigenia in Tauris. In the event, Piccinni's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iphig%C3%A9nie_en_Tauride_(Piccinni)">Iphigénie en Tauride</a> was not premiered until January 1781 and did not enjoy the popularity that Gluck's work did.Purchase the music (without talk) at:<a href="http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p1607/Gluck%3A_Iphig%C3%A9nie_en_Tauride.html">Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (classicalsavings.com)</a>Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!<a href="http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html">http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html</a> staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com

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Episode 322: 18322 Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride

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