Andromeda

Year: 
between 54 and 68 AD
Genres: 
Tragedy
Medium of performance: 
Sung Recital
Languages: 
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
People involved: 
(Dramatist)
Production notes: 
Eunapius reports that it is said that during Nero's reign a tragic actor exiled by Nero performed Euripides' Andromeda (singing in particular is stressed) in a 'half-barbarian city'. Textual emendations suggest that the city might be Tarsus or Hispalis.

How to cite this ancient performance

Andromeda, accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/ancient-performance/performance/12 <20 December 2024>