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Iphigenia auf Tauris. Iphigénie en Tauride. Oper in 4 Acten. Collection Litolff. Clavierauszug mit französischem und deutschem Text. Piano-vocal score
190028967Braunschweig: Henry Litolff PN Collection Litolff No. 80 1900. Large octavo. Half mid-tan mottled calf with marbled boards raised bands on spine in gilt-ruled compartments titling gilt. 1f. recto title within architectural border verso cast list and contents 3-144 pp.<br/><br/>Binding slightly worn. A tragedy in four acts to a libretto by Nicolas-François Guillard after Guymond de la Touche's Iphigénie en Tauride itself based on Euripides Iphigénie en Tauride was first performed in Paris at the Opéra on May 18 1779.<br/><br/>"Iphigénie en Tauride was the crowning achievement of Gluck's career a result of the combination of his lifelong experience as an opera composer and a libretto which is arguably the best he ever set." Jeremy Hayes in Grove Music Online. Henry Litolff [PN Collection Litolff No. 80] unknown books
