Oreste
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Oreste is an opera by George Frideric Handel in three acts. The libretto was anonymously adapted from Giangualberto Barlocci's L'Oreste, which was in turn adapted from Euripides' Iphigeneia in Tauris.
George Frideric Handel
Giovanni Carestini, who created the role of Oreste
Statuette of the Artemis (Diana) of Ephesus
Orestes and Pylades, attributed to Pasiteles school
Pylades
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In Greek mythology, Pylades was a Phocian prince as the son of King Strophius and Anaxibia, the daughter of Atreus and sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He is mostly known for his relationship with hi
Oreste
…Oreste and believes that he is dead. Meanwhile, Oreste has killed his mother Clytemnestra to avenge his father Agamemnon with assistance from his friend Pilade. He becomes haunted by the furies for committing the crime and goes through periodic fits of madness. To this mythological material adapted from…
An antique fresco in Pompeii depicting a scene from 'Iphigenia among the Taurians' showing Orestes, Pylades and King Thoas
Iphigenia as a priestess of Artemis in Tauris sets out to greet prisoners, amongst which are her brother Orestes and his friend Pylades; a Roman fresco from Pompeii, 1st century AD
Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614 Pieter Lastman (1583–1633)
Pylades and Orestes by François Bouchot. Pylades is shown protecting Orestes during his spell of madness.