 Event |
The Choephori (The Libation Bearers)
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| Venue |
University of NSW (Kensington Campus), Kensington, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
First Year Student Performance |
| First Date |
July 1967 |
| Opening Date |
July 1967 |
| Last Date |
July 1967 |
| Dates Estimated |
Yes |
| Status |
Professional Training Schools/Colleges |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Many years after the murder of Agamemnon, his son Orestes returns to Argos with his cousin Pylades to exact vengeance on Clytemnestra, as an order from Apollo, for killing Agamemnon |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Tragedy
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
Greece
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
This is the second play in Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
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| Event Identifier |
153794 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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