Sunday, June 7, 2009

Medea


A Greek legend - the sorceress who helps Jason to win the Golden Fleece, afterwards escaping with him, she prevented pursuit by casting the limbs of her brother behind her to delay the king, their father. She then fled to Athens, where she married King Aegeus.
Operas with the same suject by: Cherubini, Charpentier, Milhaud .... etc
Maria Callas portrais in the title role.

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