Ifigenia in Tauride (Jommelli)
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Ifigenia in Tauride is an opera (opera seria) in three acts by Niccolò Jommelli set to a libretto by the Mannheim court poet Mattia Verazi.[2] It premiered on 30 May 1771 at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples to celebrate the name day of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. The story is based on Iphigenia in Tauris by Euripides.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 30 May 1771[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Ifigenia, priestess of Diana | soprano | Maria Anna de Amicis-Buonsollazzi |
| Oreste, Ifigenia's brother | soprano castrato | Gaspare Pacchierotti |
| Toante, King of Tauris | tenor | Arcangelo Cortoni |
| Pilade, Oreste's friend | soprano castrato | Tommaso Galeazzi |
| Tomiri, hereditary princess of Tauris | soprano | Teresa Mignoni |
| Merodate, king of Sarmati | contralto castrato | Pietro Santi |
