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===Chronology of adaptations=== * 1894: Spanish composer [[Manuel Manrique de Lara]] adapted the trilogy into his own trilogy of [[symphonic poem]]s, which premiered in 1894.<ref>{{Cite web |title=La Orestiada |url=https://datos.bne.es/obra/XX2627611.html |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=datos.bne.es |language=es}}</ref> * 1895: Composer [[Sergei Taneyev]] adapted the trilogy into his own [[Oresteia (opera)|operatic trilogy]] of the same name, which was premiered in 1895. * 1965-66: Composer [[Iannis Xenakis]] adapted vocal work for chorus and 12 instruments. * 1967: Composer [[Felix Werder]] adapted ''[[Agamemnon (opera)|Agamemnon]]'' as an opera.<ref name="Grove">*[[Thérèse Radic]]. "Agamemnon", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed October 15, 2015), [http://www.grovemusic.com (subscription access)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ |date=2008-05-16 }}</ref> * 1969: The [[Spaghetti Western]] ''[[The Forgotten Pistolero]]'', is based on the myth and set in Mexico following the [[Second Mexican Empire]]. [[Ferdinando Baldi]], who directed the film, was also a professor of classical literature who specialized in Greek tragedy.<ref>{{cite web|author=Silvia Dionisio|title=Terror Express|url=http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews49/terror_express.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fistful of Pasta: Texas Adios|url=http://www.fistfulofpasta.com/index.php?go=reviews/texasaddioss}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Forgotten Pistolero Review|url=http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/The_Forgotten_Pistolero_Review|publisher=The Spaghetti Western Database}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Forgotten Pistolero Review by Korano|url=http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/The_Forgotten_Pistolero_Review_by_Korano|publisher=The Spaghetti Western Database}}</ref> * 1974: [[Rush Rehm]]'s [http://www.jamesmccaughey.com/archives/#1974 translation of the trilogy] was staged at [[The Pram Factory]] in Melbourne. * 2007: [[Yaël Farber]]'s ''MoLoRa'', a [[History of South Africa (1994–present)|post-apartheid South African]] adaptation of the ''Oresteia'' set during the [[Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)|Truth and Reconciliation Commission]] hearings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culture Project |date=June 15, 2011 |title=Interview With Yael Farber Creator/Director of MoLoRa |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEMJyWWLCcU&ab_channel=CultureProject |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=YouTube}}</ref> The play was awarded three [[Naledi Theatre Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farber|first=Yaël|date=2007–2011 |title=MoLoRa |url=http://www.yfarber.com/molora |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=Yaël Farber}}</ref> * 2008: Theatre professor Ethan Sinnott directed an [[American Sign Language|ASL]] adaptation of ''Agamemnon''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SCENOGRAPHY|url=https://www.ethansinnott.com/scenography|access-date=2020-10-09|website=home|language=en}}</ref> * 2008: [[Dominic Allen (British playwright)|Dominic Allen]] and [[James Wilkes (theatre)|James Wilkes]], ''The Oresteia'', for [[Belt Up Theatre Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theatre review: The Oresteia at York Theatre Royal Studio|url=https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/oresteia-rev|access-date=2020-10-08|website=British Theatre Guide|language=en-GB}}</ref> * 2009: Canadian author [[Anne Carson]]'s ''An Oresteia'', an adaptation featuring episodes from the Oresteia from three different playwrights: [[Agamemnon (play)|Aeschylus' ''Agamemnon'']], [[Electra (Sophocles)|Sophocles' ''Electra'']], and [[Orestes (play)|Euripides' ''Orestes'']]. * 2014: French rapper D' de Kabal made his own adaptation of the ''Oresteia'' in his [[Rapping|rap]] and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] play ''Agamemnon'' with the collective R.I.P.O.S.T.E. and the music and theatre artists Arnaud Churin and Emanuela Pace.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chemam|first=Melissa|date=October 9, 2014 |title="Agamemnon" : Faire renaître la tragédie grecque par le chœur, un chœur de notre époque |url=https://toutelaculture.com/spectacles/theatre/agamemnon-faire-renaitre-la-tragedie-grecque-par-le-choeur-un-choeur-de-notre-epoque/ |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=Toute la culture}}</ref> * 2016: The trilogy ''This Restless House'' by British playwright and director [[Zinnie Harris]] revisits the ''Oresteia'', putting women in the center. Part one is ''Agamemnon's Return'', a play of its own premiered in Scotland, followed by ''The Bough Breaks'' and ''Electra And Her Shadow''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Restless House, Part One: Agamemnon's Return |url=https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/11757 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=Origin Theatrical}}</ref> * 2019: American playwright [[Ellen McLaughlin]] and director Michael Khan's ''The Oresteia'', premiered on April 30, 2019 at the [[Shakespeare Theatre Company]], Washington, DC. The adaptation was shown as a digital production by [[Theatre for a New Audience]] in New York City during the COVID-19 Pandemic and was directed by Andrew Watkins.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Oresteia 18-19|url=https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/oresteia-18-19/|access-date=2020-10-09|website=Shakespeare Theatre Company|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tfana.org/current-season/digital-programming/oresteia|title = THE ORESTEIA streaming free June 25–2|date = 9 June 2021}}</ref>
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