Iphigénie en Aulide

About the show

Agamemnon learns that he must sacrifice his daughter Iphigénie to secure winds for the Greek fleet sailing to Troy. He summons her to Aulis under the pretext of a marriage to Achilles, then tries to stop her arrival. Iphigénie and her mother Clytemnestre come despite his efforts. When the Greeks press for the sacrifice, Iphigénie accepts her fate, but Achilles intervenes and Calchas announces that Diana has relented and permits the marriage.