Bacchae
by Euripides
Chapter 1 of 2 Part 1
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- Running time
- 1 h 35 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Algy Pug, Bruce Pirie, Dale Burgess, Elizabeth Klett, John Fricker and 3 others
- Translated by
- Gilbert Murray
Chapters
About this recording
The tragedy is based on the mythological story of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agavë, and their punishment by the god Dionysus (who is Pentheus' cousin) for refusing to worship him. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Cast:
Dionysus: mb
Cadmus: Bruce Pirie
Pentheus: Algy Pug
Agave: Roseanne Schmidt
Teiresias: Matthew Reece
Soldier: John Fricker
Messenger: Dale Burgess
Chorus/Narrator: Elizabeth Klett
Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
