Iphigénie is a dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by the French playwright Jean Racine. It was first performed in the Orangerie in Versailles on August 18, 1674 as part of the fifth of the royal Divertissements de Versailles of Louis XIV to celebrate the conquest of Franche-Comté.Later in December it was triumphantly revived at the Hôtel de Bourgogne, home of the royal troupe of actors in Paris. Although a great success when it was first produced, Iphigénie is rarely performed today.