William Sterling

Head of one of the four horses of the moon goddess Selene from the northern end of the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens c. 420 BC, currently in the British Museum. One of the most popular of the so-called Elgin Marbles which Lord Elgin rescued from Athens in the early nineteenth century. The East Pediment showed the birth of Athena as she burst out of the head of her father, Zeus, and the reaction of those who were present. Although all the central figures are long gone at either end are depictions of the sun god Helios rising from the sea with his four horse chariot and the moon goddess Selene returning to the sea with hers showing that Athena was born at dawn. Image © Trustees of the British Museum

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Orpheus – Life after Death

March 3, 2018 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Unlike other Greek Heroes Orpheus was basically peaceful. He braved the Underworld and was one of the Argonauts. Ever since he has been a major influence for artists and composers.

The Greek Myths surrounding Orpheus and the influence the story has had on artists and composers ever since.

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice and how he braved the terrors of the Underworld in order to try and rescue her, his part in the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, and his tragic death. Several episodes from these stories have influenced painters such as Albrecht Durer, Jan Brueghel, Nicolas Poussin, Peter Paul Rubens, Eugene Delacroix, Gustave Moreau, Frederic Leighton, William Waterhouse and Marc Chagall. Since the earliest days of Opera composers have been drawn to the story including Claudio Monteverdi, Georg Philipp Telemann, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Joseph Haydn, Jacques Offenbach and Darius Milhaud.

Details

Date:
March 3, 2018
Time:
11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Organizer

City Lit

Venue

City Lit
Keeley Street
London, WC2B 4BA United Kingdom + Google Map
Phone:
020 7492 2600

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