Aegisthus

It is left to Aegisthus, the poet, to rail against the war and what it has wrought.

It would be joyful news to Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who had always feared what he might do, and they would certainly want to see the messengers.

The liberties the playwright and director take with the trilogy — completed in about 2½ hours, with one intermission — include eliminating some characters, such as Aegisthus, Clytemnestra’s lover, who is implicated in Agamemnon’s death.

She played the title role; Taylor was Aegisthus, her evil lover and second husband.

Agamemnon, in turn, is murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, and her lover Aegisthus, who are both killed by Orestes, the long-lost son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, with assistance from his sister, Electra.