Iphigénie en Aulide (Iphigeneia in Aulis) is an opera in three acts by Christoph Willibald Gluck, the first work he wrote for the Paris stage. The libretto was written by François-Louis Gand Le Bland Du Roullet and was based on Jean Racine's tragedy Iphigénie. It was premiered on 19 April 1774 by the Paris Opéra in the second Salle du Palais-Royal and revived in a slightly revised version the following year.

Librettist François-Louis Gand Le Bland Du Roullet
Premiered 1774, April 19th (Theatre of the Palais-Royal) in Paris, France
First published 1774
Type Opera
Catalogue Wq. 40
Spoken language French
Instruments Voice (Baritone) - Agamemnon, King of Mycenae
Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ;
Orchestra
Voice (Soprano) - Clitemnestre (Clytemnestra), his wife
Voice (Soprano) - Iphigénie (Iphigenia), their daughter
Voice (Haute-contre) - Achille (Achilles), a Greek hero
Voice (Bass) - Patrocle (Patroclus)
Voice (Bass) - Calchas, the High Priest
Voice (Bass) - Arcas
3x Voice (Soprano) - Three Greek women
Voice (Soprano) - A Lesbian slave woman
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Autotranslations beta Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40 "Tragédie opéra en trois actes"
Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40 "Tragédie opéra en trois actes"
Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Wq. 40 "Tragédie opéra en trois actes"