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Work: Oresteia

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ComposerXenakis, Iannis (1922-2001)
PeriodModern
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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An elemental ancient ritual

Based on the ancient tragedies by Aeschylus, Oresteia makes a great case for composer Iannis Xenakis’s concept of “total theatre”.
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NODO winds down with phenomenal Oresteia

Despite the fact that few (if any) in the audience could understand ancient Greek, the emotions of the characters, and particularly the desperation of Mr Falk's Kassandra, came through with astonishing intensity.
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