Iphigénie - Staged on a set made for Philip Glass

Last night we saw Iphigenie en Tauride by Gluck at the Lyric Operaa Theatre in Chicago. The performance was brilliantly staged and visually stunning, despite (or, more correctly, because of) the stark simplicity of the set and the costumes. Black and white, broken only by skin tones. The production made brilliant use of lighting and shadows to transform the three panes of blackboard panels into a larger than life son et lumiere show emphasising and punctuating the stage action.
A great start to the new season.