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L'Orestie d'Eschyle
Opera by Darius Milhaud
Milhaud in 1923
Librettist	Paul Claudel
Language	French
Based on	The Oresteia
Premiere	1936 (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.

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 1922. The very extensive third part, Les Euménides (The Furies), was completed in 1923. The opera was partially performed in March 1931, but not performed complete till 1963 in Berlin.

Recording

The opera's premiere recording took place in 2014.

• L'Orestie - Lori Phillips (Clytemnestra, soprano), Dan Kempton (Orestes, baritone), Sidney Outlaw (baritone), Sophie Delphis (speaker), Brenda Rae (soprano), Tamara Mumford (mezzo-soprano), Jennifer Lane (contralto), Julianna Di Giacomo (soprano), Kristin Eder (mezzo-soprano), Chamber Choir, University Choir, Orpheus Singers, UMS Choral Union, Percussion Ensemble, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler. Naxos 2014

External links

• Agamemnon: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Les Choéphores: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Les Euménides: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

References

1. Paul Collaer, Jane Hohfeld Galante Darius Milhaud - 1349106518 - 1988 Page 79 "In terms of chronology, Milhaud's next dramatic work is L'Orestie, completed in 1922,"
2. Franklin Mesa - Opera: An Encyclopedia of World Premieres 1476605378 2007 - Page 51 "Claudel was also the inspiration for Milhaud's L'Orestie (Berlin 1963)"
3. The Guardian L'Orestie d'Eschyle review

v t e Darius Milhaud
List of compositions
Operas	L'Orestie d'Eschyle Christophe Colomb L'abandon d'Ariane La Délivrance de Thésée La mère coupable Le pauvre matelot David
Ballets	La création du monde Le Bœuf sur le toit Les mariés de la tour Eiffel L'éventail de Jeanne L'Homme et son désir Le Train bleu
Symphonies	No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 ("Te Deum") No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 ("Rhôdanienne") No. 9 No. 10 No. 11 ("Romantique") No. 12 ("La Rurale") No. 13 ("Pacem in terris") Little Symphonies No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6
Orchestra works	Saudades do Brasil Suite provençale
Incidental and film music	Days of Hope Dreams That Money Can Buy Judith Land Without Bread La Tragédie impériale Le jeu de Robin et Marion Le Voyageur sans bagage Love Cavalcade Madame Bovary Mollenard The Beloved Vagabond The Citadel of Silence The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Chamber music	La cheminée du roi René Scaramouche Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano
Piano music	Le Bœuf sur le toit Saudades do Brasil
Collaborations	Genesis Suite Homage to Paderewski L'Album des Six Les mariés de la tour Eiffel L'éventail de Jeanne Mouvements du coeur Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long
Named for Milhaud	Lycée intercommunal Darius-Milhaud
Related articles	Les Six Neoclassicism
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v t e Paul Claudel
List of works
Plays	L'Otage (1911) L'Ours et la Lune (1917) Le Pain dur (1918) Le Père humilié (1920) Le Livre de Christophe Colomb (1927) The Satin Slipper (1929) L'Histoire de Tobie et de Sara (1938)
Libretti	L'Homme et son désir (1921) Christophe Colomb (1930) L'Orestie d'Eschyle (1936) Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher (1938)
Portrayals	Camille Claudel (1988 film) Camille Claudel (2003 musical) Camille Claudel 1915 (2013 film)
Related	Camille Claudel (sister)
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