Oreste

"Oreste" French brig-of-war began roaring out a salutation to the frigate; then the "Dolphin" English schooner gave her one-and-twenty guns; then the frigate returned the compliment of the "Dolphin" schooner; then she blazed out with one-and-twenty guns more, as a mark of particular politeness to the shore -- which kindness the forts acknowledged by similar detonations.

The Second Funeral of Napoleon William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

It's the name of a Roman -- Emperor of Rome and Sultan of Padua he was -- who killed a giant called Oreste, having first caused him to become a Christian. "

Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso Maurice Henry Hewlett

The children of M. de Sabran, a boy and a girl, one eight and the other nine, having taken lessons from the comedians Sainval and Larive, come to Versailles to play before the king and queen in Voltaire's "Oreste," and on the little fellow being interrogated about the classic authors, he replies to a lady, the mother of three charming girls, "Madame,

The Ancient Regime Hippolyte Taine 1860

There is the whole old-lady-nursing home stuff, but it often takes a back seat to things like a naked Oreste killing his mother after she exposes her naked breast to him, a small group of dancers clad only in white boxer shorts, and a tattooed wheel-chair-bound Thoas who suddenly can walk and throws flowers at the stage from a side box while in uniform in Act II.

Archive 2008-06-01 2008

There is the whole old-lady-nursing home stuff, but it often takes a back seat to things like a naked Oreste killing his mother after she exposes her naked breast to him, a small group of dancers clad only in white boxer shorts, and a tattooed wheel-chair-bound Thoas who suddenly can walk and throws flowers at the stage from a side box while in uniform in Act II.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2008

The other major roles were covered by Bo Skovhus as Oreste, and Paul Groves as Pylade.

The Writing's on the Wall 2007

This chaotic and war-like vision of Iphigénie in the prologue is mirrored at the end of the opera as war breaks out between the characters when she refuses Thoas's order to sacrifice her brother Oreste.

The Writing's on the Wall 2007

The other major roles were covered by Bo Skovhus as Oreste, and Paul Groves as Pylade.

Archive 2007-06-01 2007

During the Second World War ur top interrogator, man by the name of l'Oreste-Pinto, used to keep German officers under interrogation where their troops could see them until they pissed themselves, much to their mortification and shame.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

During the Second World War ur top interrogator, man by the name of l'Oreste-Pinto, used to keep German officers under interrogation where their troops could see them until they pissed themselves, much to their mortification and shame.

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009