Ιφιγένεια εν Αυλίδι

The Greek fleet gathers at the mist‑shrouded harbor of Aulis, its ships idle under a stubborn calm that threatens to halt the expedition against Troy. A seer’s ominous warning ties the winds to a dark bargain: the gods will only grant passage if King Agamemnon offers his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis. As the army camps around the altar, the king wrestles with the weight of his command and the love for his child.

In the tense opening, Agamemnon confronts his trusted herald, debating the signs in the stars and the silence of the sea, while his wife Clytemnestra and a chorus of women from Chalkis watch the unfolding crisis. The play probes the clash between personal loyalty and public duty, hinting at the sacrifices demanded by destiny and the fragile humanity of those caught in its grip. Listeners are drawn into a storm of honor, fear, and the looming tragedy that will shape the fate of the Greeks.