Orestes

Belgian director Ivo van Hove, known for his avant-garde dramatizations, draws upon two Euripides texts, "Orestes" and "Electra," to tell the tale of a brother and sister united in their resentment of their mother, Clytemnestra. In collaboration with the Comedie-Francaise, van Hove is bringing the production to the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus for the Athens and Epidaurus Festival.

The Greek National Theater presents a bold new production of the entirety of Aeschylus' "Oresteia," the only extant example of an ancient Greek theater trilogy, with each part staged by a different director, each making their debut at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus.

The mythical figure of Agamemnon lies dead against the backdrop of the ruins of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul during rehearsals of an adaptation of the 'Oresteia,' a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Athenian dramatist Aeschylus in the 5th century BC.

First presented in 408 BC, Euripides' "Orestes," which follows the events after Orestes has killed his mother, Clytemnestra, to avenge the death of his father Agamemnon at her hands, will be staged at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus on August 3 and 4, starting at 9 p.m.

Aeschylus' "Agamemnon" takes center stage next weekend at the Ancient Theater of Epidaurus as part of the Athens and Epidaurus Festival. Plotting, unfortunate fates and morality loom large in the first play of the "Oresteia" trilogy, which focuses on the return of Agamemnon to his kingdom and family. The play will be in Greek with English surtitles. Both performances begin at 9 p.m.

A seaman smokes a cigarette at the top of a ferry ramp in the port of Piraeus during a strike on Thursday. The seamen's PNO union extended its 24-hour action for another day, which means there will be no service between the Greek mainland and the islands until Friday.

The Greek Festival presents the Ergon Ensemble, comprising talented soloists who specialize in the work of contemporary Greek composers, and acclaimed Dutch conductor Kasper De Roo in an evening of works selected around the theme of "Madness" on Saturday, June 24.

The Athens Concert Hall will screen a recorded broadcast of Richard Strauss's "Elektra" from the Metropolitan Opera in New York on Saturday, May 7. The opera is directed by French director Patrice Chereau and features Nina Stemme as Elektra, Waltraud Meier as Clytemnestra, Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis, Burkhard Ulrich as Aegisthus and Eric Owens as Orestes.