[opera] Oresteia (Орестея in Cyrillic) is an opera in three parts, eight tableaux, with music by Sergei Taneyev, composed during 1887-1894. The composer titled this work, his only opera, a `musical trilogy.` The Russian libretto was adapted by A.A. Wenkstern from the The Oresteia of Aeschylus. The opera was premiered on {OldStyleDate... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresteia_(opera)
trilogy of tragic dramas by the ancient Greek dramatist Aeschylus, first performed in 458 . It is his last work and the only complete trilogy of ... [10 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/28