Lyric Opera of Chicago

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Psychological Thriller! Iphigénie — high priestess in Tauris, charged by its brutal king with the ritual sacrifice of every captured stranger. And Oreste - her long–lost brother — that mythic figure who killed his murderous mother. Now he sails the stormy seas tormented by guilt. Spain is in flames — ripping itself apart through civil war... its sad story told through four of its own. Azucena — the mysterious gypsy driven to avenge her mother, who burned at the stake at the hands of the first Count di Luna; Manrico — her supposed son, the fiery partisan troubadour; and the current Count — dangerous commander of the royal forces. The world's most famous star–crossed lovers. No matter that their families are bitter rivals. Roméo and Juliette fall for each other instantly, marry in secret and — victims of cruel fate — die tragically in each other's arms.

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