Greek Drama
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This week, our Classics Confidential vodcast features Dr. Anastasia Bakogianni (OU) talking to Professor Andrew Earle Simpson (Benjamin T. Rome School of Music of The Catholic University of Washington, DC) about his operatic reception of Aeschylus’ Oresteia. You can listen to extracts from this three-part opera on the website http://www.andrewesimpson.com, which also contains additional links…
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This seems to be promotional material for the National Theatre’s production of Antigone:
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Latest from Didaskalia is an interesting piece by Anthony Stevens: “First catch your satyrs” — A Practical Approach to The Satyr-Play(-Like?)
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A very interesting article in New Scientist (although somewhat oddly illustrated with a scene from a Japanese drama): Over 2000 years may have elapsed since masked Greek tragedies had their heyday on stage in Athens, but some of the most modern neuroscience may be able to give classicists a better understanding of how the ancients…
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