Phaedra
by Jean Racine
Chapter 1 of 5 Act I
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21:44
- Running time
- 1 h 39 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Alan Mapstone, Amanda Friday, Bruce Pirie, Charlotte Duckett, Elizabeth Klett and 4 others
Chapters
About this recording
In the court of Louis XIV, adaptations of Greek tragedies were very popular. This play, heavily influenced by Euripides' Hippolytus, deals with love that violates social taboos. Note: In Racine's work, a new "scene" begins whenever a character enters or exits. Therefore, there are no stage directions, only a list of the characters on stage for each scene. The action is continuous for the entire act. (Summary by Libby Gohn)
Cast
Narrator: bala
Theseus: Bruce Pirie
Phaedra: Elizabeth Klett
Hippolytus: Libby Gohn
Aricia: Charlotte Duckett
Oenone: Amanda Friday
Theramenes: Alan Mapstone
Ismene: Haili
Panope: Maryanka
Audio editing: Libby Gohn