Oresteia Overture, Op. 6 (1889), Vladimir Ashkenazy, Helsinki PhilarmonicOresteia (1887 - 1894), Tatiana Kolomizheva, Belorussian State Opera- Act One, Scene One, 16:47- Act One, Scene Two, 40:00- Act One, Scene Three, 01:13:19- Act Two, Scene One, 01:19:30- Act Two, Scene Two, 01:33:27- Act Three, Scene One, 02:10:38- Act Three, Scene Two, 02:21:39- Act Three, Scene Three, 02:33:22Agamemnon, bassClytemnestra, contraltoAegisthus, baritoneCassandra, sopranoElektra, sopranoOrestes, tenorApollo, baritonePallas Athena, sopranoSentinel (Watchman), bassJudge of the Areopagus, bassSlave, bassOresteia (opera)Oresteia (Орестея in Cyrillic) is an opera in three parts, eight tableaux, by Sergei Taneyev, composed during 1887-1894.(Strictly speaking, the composer titled the work a "musical trilogy.") The Russian libretto was adapted by A.A. Wenksternfrom the The Oresteia of Aeschylus. The opera was premiered on October 29 [O.S. October 17] 1895 at the Mariinsky Theatre.The most well-known excerpt from Oresteia is the entr'acte played before the second tableau of Part III,"The Temple of Apollo at Delphi." This passage, as well as other themes from the opera, figured into one of Taneyev'sother works, namely, his orchestral overture entitled Oresteia (1889). This overture -- not included in the printedscore of this opera -- constitutes a separate 18-minute-long symphonic poem based on themes from the trilogy.Characters and SettingPart I. AgamemnonAgamemnon, king of Argos: bassClytemnestra, his wife: altoAegisthus, his first cousin: baritoneCassandra, a Trojan prisoner: sopranoA Guard: bassPeople, female servants of Clytemnestra, warriors, captives, bodyguards.The action takes place in Argos, before the Atrides palace.Part II. The Libation BearersClytemnestra: altoGhost of AgamemnonElektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra: sopranoOrestes, son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra: tenorA Slave: bassFemale servants of ClytemnestraTableau 1: The interior of the Atrides palace.Tableau 2: An olive grove.Tableau 3: Scenery of Part I.Part III. The EumenidesOrestes: tenorApollo Loxias: baritonPallas Athena: sopranoAreopagite: bassLibation-Bearer: bassFuries, Athenian people, areopagites participating in the pan-Athenian procession.Tableau 1: A deserted place on the seashore.Tableau 2: Interior of Apollo's temple at Delphi.Tableau 3: Athens.