Orphée (1926)

Original id: 
12771
Start date: 
15 June 1926
End date: 
15 June 1926
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Adaptation
Production notes: 
Tragedy. Cocteau also treated the story of Orpheus in 2 screenplays, Orphée (1951) and Le testament d'Orphée (1959); and a ballet scenario, 1944. Written in 1925. Published in 1927 in France (Paris: Stock).
Media of production: 
Stage-play
Languages: 
French
Companies:

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Jean Cocteau Writer
Source Format Location if held at the APGRD Pagination
Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s. Vol.2 Book library 779-80 McGraw-Hill 1984, 1:534 / Strauss 1971, p. 234; Kosinski 1989, pp. 264-66 / Lee 1961, pp. 308-10, 312 (for further info)

How to cite this production

Orphée (1926), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/12771 <25 April 2024>