Glucks innovative and expressive drama tells the classic story of agamemnon and his daughter iphigenia, who comes to aulis for a wedding only to. Thus, iphigenia and macaria give so many good reasons for dying, that the sacrifice. Nov 18, 2014 the good, the bad and the ugly the danish national symphony orchestra live duration. The subject of the play is the sacrifice of iphigenia, ordered by her father king agamemnon, to appease the goddess artemis, so that the achaen fleet can have fair winds to sail to troy and bring back helen. The internet classics archive iphigenia at aulis by euripides. The first version of iphigenia in aulis in this volume is a translation of the complete text as it has come down to us via the only surviving manuscript a highly corrupt text containing numerous interpolations by hands other than euripides. There are obviously many obligations at hand in iphigenia at aulis. Euripides iphigenia in aulis, a play produced after the tragedians death. Euripides iphigenia at aulis essay example 488 words.
Iphigenia in aulis has had a significant influence on modern art. The plot is based on the greek legend of iphigenia, daughter of agamemnon and clytemnestra. Sometimes the detail is included that agamemnon tricks his wife and daughter into coming by saying that iphigenia is to marry achilles. Phoenix theatre ensembles production of euripides iphigenia at aulis trans. The greek army is on the verge of sailing off to troy in an attempt to bring back.
They want to go into battle and claim their glory, for they view war as a glorious. The ships waiting to leave for troy are becalmed at. Under the ruse of a betrothal to achilles, agamemnon, leader of the greek forces in the war with troy, sends for his daughter iphigenia as a sacrifice to improve the fortunes of the greek army. Such is iphigenia 1977, by greek director mikhali michael cacoyannis, based on euripedes tragedy, iphigenia in aulis. Jun 12, 2009 glucks iphigenia in aulis, marriage or murder. When king agamemnon kills a deer in the sacred grove of artemis, the goddess keeps the greek fleet from sailing off to troy. Instead of following a hypothetical situation like iphigenia among the tauri, iphigenia at aulis simply tells the story of a father who is forced to. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Euripides iphigenia at aulis directed by george kovacs january 3031 and february 12, 20 nozhem first peoples performance space, gzowski college, university of trent february 9, 20 george ignatieff theatre, trinity college, university of toronto. A few comments have been posted about iphigenia at aulis. The play also formed the basis for the 2003 novel the songs of the kings by barry unsworth, as well as the p. This summer, court theatre was honored to remount its production of iphigenia in aulis at the getty villa stage in malibu, california. Greek director mihalis kakogiannis based his 1977 film iphigenia starring irene papas as clytemnestra on euripidess script.
Agamemnon leda, the daughter of thestius, had three children, maidens, 50 phoebe, clytemnestra my wife, and helen. When the greek fleet is becalmed at aulis, thus preventing movement of the expeditionary force against troy, agamemnon is told that he must sacrifice. Two versions of euripides masterpiece in a new verse translation by andy hinds, with martine cuypers. Agamemnon, clytemnestra, and iphigenia summary shmoop. The internet classics archive iphigenia at aulis by. Clytemnestra is furious when she finds out why agamemnon wants iphigenia there. Agamemnon summons his wife clytemnestra, telling her to bring iphigenia to aulis. Euripides was also the inspiration for jean moreass verse play iphigenie a aulide. Written between 408, after orestes, and 406 bc, the year of euripides death, the play was first produced the. To avert the wrath of the goddess artemis twinsister of apollo, whom agamemnon had angered by killing a consecrated hind.
The one however that widely catches my attention is iphigenias ending decision to accept her fate. Iphigenia in aulis at the getty villa court theatre. Iphigenia in aulis was the last play written by euripides and represents his most cynical depiction of the great heroes of greek mythology. The antiphonal ending of euripides iphigenia in aulis 14751532. The play you will see tonight, iphigenia in aulis, was. He wrote about people as they were, not as they ought to be. The project gutenberg ebook of the tragedies of euripides, volume i. When euripides iphigenia in aulis opens, the greek army is waiting to set sail. The good, the bad and the ugly the danish national symphony orchestra live duration.
Written between 408, after orestes, and 406 bc, the year of euripides death, the play was first produced the following year 1 in a trilogy with the bacchae and alcmaeon in corinth. The antiphonal ending of euripides iphigenia in aulis 1475 1532. This is the situation in which agamemnon finds himself at the beginning of euripides play, iphigenia at aulis. Iphigenia at aulis, tragedy by euripides, performed about 406 bce. But after the army was gathered and come together, we still remained at aulis weatherbound. Antiphonal ending of euripides iphigenia in aulis 121 its song gives the impression of a full skenographia, a painted backdrop to frame the drama of iphigenia as it unfolds on stage before the eyes of the spectators in the audience. It is an adaptation of iphigenia at aulis by euripides, about the prospective sacrifice of iphigenia by her father agamemnon.
Iphigenia in aulis by euripides is a sort of prequel to homers iliad. Iphigenia in aulis at the getty villa easy reader news. Agamemnon agamemnon leda, the daughter of thestius, had three children, maidens, 50 phoebe, clytemnestra my wife, and helen. The greek fleet is waiting at aulis, boeotia, with its ships ready to sail for troy, but it is unable to depart due to a strange lack of wind. The story concerns the legendary sacrifice of iphigenia by her father, agamemnon. The reprisal of iphigenia was not so much a remount as a new productionthe same translation and team, but with a different set of questions and challenges. The project gutenberg ebook of the tragedies of euripides.
Thursdays through saturdays at the getty villa, 17985 pacific coast hwy, pacific palisades. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Myth, performance, and reception george kovacs doctor of philosophy department of classics university of toronto 2010 when euripides wrote his final play, iphigenia at aulis, depicting the human sacrifice of agamemnons first child. Iphigenia relates the story of an incident that took place just prior to the trojan war. The antiphonal ending of euripides iphigenia in aulis. Euripides iphigenia at aulis and tragic education 21 22 it is widely accepted. So, our challenge is to figure out how to merge the two forms, the ancient and. Iphegenia at aulis was left unfinished at euripides death in 406 bce, and so the beginning and the ending especially are mutilated and choppy.
The full, free script of iphigenia in aulis, by euripides, translatedadapted by edward einhorn. Directed by leonidas tsirigoulis, music by leonidas kanaris, soprano. Iphigenia at aulis by euripides the internet classics archive. Euripides, iphigenia at aulis loeb classical library. It describes an important event immediately preceding the trojan war. From his singularly darkened and confused times, euripides speaks with peculiar directness and immediacy to us today. Iphigenia at aulis by euripides text prepared by b e turner. Meaghers translation of euripides iphigenia at aulis captures the horror of a young girls lonely struggle against a vast army led by her father. Glucks innovative and expressive drama tells the classic story of agamemnon and his daughter iphigenia, who comes to.
Lastly, aias, reared in salamis, was joining his right wing to the left of those near. The reader will obtain some notion of the difficulties alluded to, and the best mode of grappling with them, by consulting the recent cambridge edition, published with english notes iph. Vester euripides iphigenia in aulis is a stunning play, filled with inventive and emotional reversal. The only way agamemnon can get his massive fleet sailing off to war is to sacrifice his daughter, iphigenia, to the goddess of the hunt. Iphigenia in aulis or iphigenia at aulis ancient greek. Persons agamemnon attendant, an old man chorus of women of chalcis menelaus clytaemnestra iphigenia achilles scene the seacoast at aulis. Iphigenia in aulis is the last extant work of the playwright euripides. I will not slay my children, nor shall thy interests be prospered by justice in thy vengeance for a worthless wife, while i am left wasting, night and day, in sorrow. Completed by someone else, it along with the bacchae and the lost alcmaeon formed a trio produced in athens which won euripides a fifth albeit posthumous first prize agamemnon recounts the recent history of helens suitors. Amir krief and gloria bess in ifigenia, beersheba theater, 2012. Instead of following a hypothetical situation like iphigenia among the tauri, iphigenia at aulis simply tells the story of a father who is forced to kill his own daughter for assistance in battle from the gods. A twentyfirst century iphigenia in a play by caridad svich. In 1757, eight years before the premiere of glucks opera, diderot even argued, during the course of a discussion of his own play, le fils naturel that the sacrifice of iphigenia was the ideal subject for opera.
Finally, i will discuss the ways this contemporary play is able to combine myth with. The armys commander, agamemnon, has been forced to offer his young daughter, iphigenia, as a martyr to ensure victory in the coming war with troy. Media in category iphigenia in aulis the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. Iphigenias singing, demonstrating that solo song need not mean a decrease in the prominence of the chorus.
He argues that the best plots combine these two as part of. Written between 408, after orestes, and 406 bc, the year of euripides death, the play was first produced the following year in a trilogy with the. Iphigenia in aulis is one of two plays about iphigenia that euripides wrote out of those two, this one is by far the better one. Iphigenia in aulis opera of them all, the lyrical frenchlanguage masterpiece by christoph willibald gluck. For theater ticket holders, the museum opens at 6 p.
The armys commander, agamemnon, has been forced to offer his young daughter, iphigenia, as a martyr to ensure victory. Iphigenia in aulis project gutenberg selfpublishing. A modern makeover for iphigenia in aulis rob campbell as agamemnon and amber gray as menelaus in an adaptation of euripides play iphigenia in aulis, at the classic stage. Helen, wife of menelaus, king of sparta, had eloped to troy with paris, son of king priam. Iphigenias fate of death is a sacrifice that her father agamemnon has to uphold to his brother menelaus.
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