DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.





Pythian Prophetess.
Apollo.
Orestes.
Ghost of Clytemnestra.
Chorus of Furies.
Athena.
Escort.
[The Temple of Apollo at Delphi. In the background the summits of Parnassus. The orchestra represents the open court in front of the temple. The Pythoness appears praying at an altar adorned with images of the successive divinities of the sanctuary.]