Boston Baroque stages Iphigénie en Tauride

Soula Parassidis (Iphigénie) and Jesse Blumberg (Oreste)

Soula Parassidis (Iphigénie)

By Kevin Wells, 26 April 2023

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“a fierce dramatic and vocal performance”

Reviewed at Calderwood Studio at GBH, Boston on 23 April 2023

Gluck, Iphigénie en Tauride (new production)

Martin Pearlman, Conductor

Mo Zhou, Director

Boston Baroque

Soula Parassidis, Iphigénie

Jesse Blumberg, Oreste

William Burden, Pylade

David McFerrin, Thoas, King of Scythia

Angela Yam, Diane

Emily Siar, First priestess

Meghan Ryan, Second priestess

Will Prapestis, Scythian

Jacob Cooper, Baritone

Kelley Hollis, Soprano

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Kevin Wells

Kevin Wells was bitten by the opera bug at 10, having heard a 1936 recording of Jussi Björling singing “Che gelida manina”. He has never been the same since. A student of voice, performance practice, the history of singing and opera, he holds advanced degrees in Italian and has lived and worked in Italy off and on since the 70s. La Scala became a second home as the Met had been during college daze. Now in his native Boston, he works as translator, tutor, and language coach, haunts Symphony Hall, and would haunt the Opera House had it not been demolished in 1958!

Iphigénie triumphs in more ways than one as Boston Baroque stages Iphigénie en Tauride