EditorialPHAEDRA-MINOTAUR at The Edinburgh International Festival. A sensational double bill pairing Benjamin Britten's final vocal work, the powerful cantata Phaedra, with the thrilling new dance piece Minotaur, The Lyeceum, Edinburgh, Thursday 17th August, 2023.,
EditorialThe actor Everett Quinton in the one-man play 'Phaedra’ by the Ridiculous Theater Company, at the Theater for the New City in New York on July 9, 1996. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialSarcophagus of Hippolytus. About the myth of Hippolytus and Phaedra. Detail. 3rd century AD. Marble. From Tarraco, Spain. Tower of the Pretorius. National Archaeological Museum. Tarragona. Catalonia. Spain.
EditorialRoman fresco depicting Phaedra, tormented by the unrequited love of his stepson Hippolytus, delivers a letter in which he accuses him and what will lead to his death. House of Jason (20-25). Pompeii. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.