Performing Orestes

A short introduction to the _Oxford Ancient Languages Society's_ acclaimed 2024 performance of Euripides' _Orestes_ explaining what makes this production so exciting and offering a window into its creation. *Watch the full play here!* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4hkHcDbt8I Performed in the original Ancient Greek (subtitles available!), with a freshly edited text and a complete new musical score, written in accordance with all that is known of Euripidean music, and incorporating an ancient fragment that may be by Euripides himself. A unique collaborative project bringing together students, scholars, and artists from Oxford University and across the world to demonstrate the vivid dramatic fruits of meticulous interdisciplinary scholarship. *For a longer version of this video that goes into greater depth about the academic and artistic processes behind the production and its music, see here:* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqaZUsvwwWM Interviewed: Nicholas Romanos (Director) Althea Sovani ('Orestes') Beth Parker (Music) Eleanor McIver ('Electra') Jonathan Nathan ('Apollo') Aulos by Callum Armstrong: https://callumarmstrong.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/@auloscollective1023 An _Oxford Ancient Languages Society_ production: https://www.oxfordancientlanguages.com/ ( https://shorturl.at/7lzTV ) https://www.instagram.com/oxfordancientlanguages/?hl=en ( https://shorturl.at/XbKvd ) #greektragedy #ancientmusic #ancientgreek