Elektra (1961 - 1963)

Original id: 
1521
Start date: 
1 January 1961
End date: 
31 December 1963
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Translation
Production notes: 
Sophocles' Electra (ID 1521) and Aeschylus' The Choephori (ID 8537) and The Eumenides (ID 8538) were performed together at the City Center. Rondiris' production of Sophokles' Elektra premièred in Thessaloniki in 1959, and then toured around Greece and several European cities to 1960 (ID 299). It continued to tour interntationally with significant changes of cast from 1961 to 1963 (ID 1521). In 1963 it was presented in Delphi with a largely new cast to celebrate 45 years of Rondiris' contribution to theatre (ID 2737); this revival was taken on a substantial international tour to 1965. The 1966 revival in Cyprus and Edinburgh featured a new cast which included Elsa Vergi as Elektra (ID 8613).
Media of production: 
Stage-play
Languages: 
Greek, Modern (1453-)

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
N. Debonera Actor Chrysothemis, a shared role
Kostas Galanakis Actor Pylades, a shared role
Anthoula Kariofylli Actor Chrysothemis, a shared role
Kleovoulos Klonis Set Designer
Kostas Kydoniatis Composer
Kostas Ch. Myris AKA Georgousopoulos Actor Pylades, a shared role
Aspasia Papathanasiou Actor Elektra
Krinio Pappa Actor Clytemnestra
Dimitris Rondiris Director
Loukia Sakellariou Choreographer
Foivos Taxiarchis Actor Tutor
Dimitris Veakis Actor Orestes
Antonis Xenakis Actor Aegisthus

How to cite this production

Elektra (1961 - 1963), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/1521 <10 October 2024>