Iphigénie en Tauride is an opera by the French composers Henri Desmarets and André Campra. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto is by Joseph-François Du
André Campra
Cover of the original libretto of Iphigenie en Tauride (1696)
Thoas (king of the Taurians)
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In Greek mythology, Thoas was a king of the Taurians, a barbaric tribe in Crimea. He was king when Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia was taken to the land of the Taurians, and became a priestess of Artem
Iphigénie en Tauride (Desmarets and Campra)
…Desmatins Électre dessus Mlle Armand Oreste basse-taille Gabriel-Vincent Thévenard Pylade haute-contre M Poussin Triton haute-contre Pierre Chopelet Thoas bass Jean Dun (père) Isménide/Seconde habitante de Délos dessus Mlle Bataille Le grand sacrificateur taille (baritenor) Louis Mantienne Première habitante…
An antique fresco in Pompeii depicting a scene from 'Iphigenia in Tauris' showing Orestes, Pylades and King Thoas