The ancient Greeks deeply believed in the power of curses and their ability to influence the lives of individuals and even ...

Recounted and dramatized in 5th century BCE playwright Euripides’ Hippolytus, the titular character is a young man who loves to hunt and has no interest in marriage. This goes against cultural ...

Defined as a tragédie lyrique, its libretto, by François-Benoît Hoffman, is based on Racine’s play of 1677, which in turn had been drawn from Euripides’ “Hippolytus.” Its central theme of a love that ...