| L'Orestie d'Eschyle | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Darius Milhaud | |
 Milhaud in 1923 | |
| Librettist | Paul Claudel |
| Language | French |
| Based on | The Oresteia |
| Premiere | 1936 Berlin |
L'Orestie d'Eschyle is a French-language opera by Darius Milhaud based on The Oresteia triptych by Aeschylus in a French translation by his collaborator Paul Claudel.
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Milhaud set a scene of the first play, Agamemnon, for soprano and chorus in 1913. The second part, Les Choéphores ( The Libation Bearers ), dates from 1915–16. The very extensive third part, Les Euménides ( The Furies ), was completed in 1923. [1] The opera was partially performed in March 1931, but not performed complete till 1963 in Berlin. [2]
