Photos by Lance Huntley As the chorus watches, Medea (Leontyne Mbele-Mbong) pleads with Kreon (Dwight Dean Mahabir) to spare her from banishment. To paraphrase William Congreve's most enduring and misquoted line: Hell has no fury like a lover scorned. You see its proof in the 21st century's sensationalized news, too terribly often. You find it recounted in antiquity, most memorably and barbarously in Euripides' Medea. The play is more than 2,400 years old; its power is timeless, as all can see t...
Scorching Medea in San Francisco: 2,400 Years Old, Timelessly Potent
The Huffington Post - 11 Mar 2014 23:40
Photos by Lance Huntley As the chorus watches, Medea (Leontyne Mbele-Mbong) pleads with Kreon (Dwight Dean Mahabir) to spare her from banishment. To paraphrase William Congreve's most enduring and misquoted line: Hell has no fury like a lover scorned. You see its proof in the 21st century's sensationalized news, too terribly often. You find it recounted in antiquity, most memorably and barbarously in Euripides' Medea. The play is more than 2,400 years old; its power is timeless, as all can see t...
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