Enacting Medea: Theatre, Opera, & Film

NYU’s Center for Ancient Studies and Aquila Theatre Company host a conference Enacting Medea: Theatre, Opera, & Film in support of a special presentation of Cherubini’s great opera Medee which will play Carnegie Hall on June 3.

The conference brings noted panelists together to discuss interpretations of Medea across the spectrum of performing art forms. Peter Meineck, Artistic Director of the Aquila Theatre Company, and clinical assistant professor of Classics at NYU, is the moderator.

Panelists include:

Daniel Mendelsohn, Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard College, and noted author and critic for the New York Times; “Medea in 431 BC:
Passions and Politics.”

Michael Beckerman, Professor of Music at NYU; “Medea in Opera: Cherubini and Jiri Bender.”

Herbert Golder, Professor of Classics at Boston University and frequent collaborator with filmmaker Werner Herzog; “Medea on Film: Passolini, Jules Dassin, and Lars von Trier.”

The Aquila Theatre Company; selected scenes from Euripides and Cherubini.

The conference complements a concert performance of Cherubini’s Medee at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, June 3rd, 2006 at 7:30pm. The Aquila Theatre Company will be performing in a new translation of Cherubinis’
original French libretto. Peter Tiboris conducts The Manhattan Philharmonic and soprano Irini Tsirakidou sings the role of Medea.