1957 Maria Callas - Ifigenia in Tauride Opening Scene

Maria Callas delivers an awesome reading of Ifigenia’s opening prayer in this rare Gluck opera. Sung in Italian; orchestral introduction ends at 2:25. Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Iphigénie en Tauride (Ifigenia in Tauride) Act 1: O Dei! Propiziate il destino... La Calma rinascea, ma, in fondo al mio cor Live Broadcast Orchestra and Chorus of the Theater La Scala in Milan Nino Sanzogno