Oresteia

[ awr-e-stee-uh, ohr- ]

noun

1. a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.

Example Sentences

They kept in touch, and, in 2015, when Stevenson congratulated Williams backstage, after watching her performance in Icke’s “Oresteia,” the director had a flash of inspiration.

From New York Times

Art and activism are deeply intertwined in his work: As part of his “trilogy of ancient myths,” he rehearsed and filmed part of an adaptation of Aeschylus’ “Oresteia” in Iraq in 2019.

From New York Times

Those programs assign more than 1,000 titles to students — including Aeschylus’ “Oresteia” and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.”

From Washington Times

I had a hard time taking seriously the tragedian togas, masks and wigs — I felt like I was stuck watching classics majors putting on an overambitious, reworked “Oresteia,” and as fanciful as the costumes are, my interest waned.

From New York Times

When I think back to Robert Icke’s production of “Oresteia,” Aeschylus’ trilogy of Greek tragedies about a family that eats itself from the inside out, I think of one moment.

From New York Times