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2 unusual facts about Phaedra


Pittheus

When Hippolytos marries Phaedra, he sends Hippolytos to Pittheus, who raises him as heir to the Troezen throne.

Rafael Morais

He's appeared in many theater productions since including Sarah Kane's Phaedra's Love, Brian Friel's Lovers, Jean Genet's Deathwatch and Arnold Wesker's The Kitchen.


Elizabeth Griffith

She certainly eventually became a professional actress; her theatrical debut occurred on 13 October 1749, and in her two-year career on the stage she played such roles as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Cordelia in King Lear, Sylvia in The Double Gallant, and Ismene in Phaedra and Hippolitus, among others.

Ippolito ed Aricia

The cast includes Angelo Manzotti (Hippolytus), Patrizia Ciofi (Aricia), Elena Lopéz (Phaedra), Simon Edwards (Theseus), Maria Miccoli (Oenone), Stefania Donzelli (Diana), Luca Grassi (Plutone), Monica Sesto (Tisifone), Saverio Fiore (Mercurio), Sara Allagretta (High priestess), Angela Masi (Una Marinajna), Rossana Potenza (Una Cacciatrice), and Loredana Cinieri (Le Parche Madia Todisco).

Jana Sýkorová

Some performance highlights with the company include the world premiere of Emil Viklický's Phaedra, Pallas in a concert version of Camille Saint-Saëns's Hélène, the title role in the Czech premiere of Antonio Vivaldi’s Orlando Furioso, and the Elephant Man in the world premiere of Laurent Petitgirard's Joseph Merrick dit Elephant Man.

The Last Homecoming

When Stefanos is captured, Manolis (Stavros Louras), who still loves Stefanos' mother Phaedra (Popi Avraam), helps him escape the Kyrenia Castle, but is himself killed.


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