Oresteia
Americannoun
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Even without the adrenaline of a packed room, he drummed up a bidding war and ultimately sold Francis Bacon’s “Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus” for $85 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
At the Almeida theatre in February , Robert Icke follows his reimagining of Oresteia with a new production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya with Paul Rhys in the title role.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2015
Darius Milhaud's "L'Orestie d'Eschyle," the French composer's epic early 20th century take on "The Oresteia," has only now been recorded in full, a document of a performance at the University of Michigan last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2014
He may have ended “Swim Deep” behind bars, but he put Dexter on notice in one of the most brilliantly sinister revenge speeches since the Oresteia.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2012
The story of Atreus’ and Thyestes’ crimes and all that followed them is taken from Aeschylus’ Oresteia.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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