| Dated: | 1965-1966 |
| Instrumentation: | Children's choir, mixed choir (18 men and 18 women minimum) and ensemble: 1 (+pic),1,2 (+e flat clarinet, +contrabass clarinet),1 (+contrabassoon) - 1,1 (+pic trumpet),1,1, percussion and cello. |
| Timing: | 65' (suite, including Kassandra (1987) and La Déesse Athéna (1992)), 100' (stage music) |
| Premiere: | Stage Music: June 14, 1966 in Ypsilanti (Michigan, USA).
Performance by the Greek Theatre Choir and Ensemble, conducted by Konstantin Simonovitch. Suite for choir and ensemble (without Kassandra and La Déesse Athéna): December 8, 1967 in Paris, conducted by Konstantin Simonovitch |
| Dedicated to: | |
| Commissioned by: | Festival of Greek Theatre in Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Published: | Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers |
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The performances should now include 2 compositions that were created later: Kassandra
(1987) and La Déesse Athéna (1992). The music drama is set to texts from Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Choëphori and Eumenides. The work consists of the following parts: Agamemnon, Les Choëphores, Les Eumenides, as well as the above mentioned 2 newer compositions. Recording available (?) at Salabert Actuels SCD8906 (including Kassandra, excluding La Déesse Athéna.) |