Ancient Greece. Two royal princesses, two different choices. Their father had been murdered years before by their mother, who now reigns with her lover. One daughter complies unwillingly with the new regime; the other is punished for resisting. Life, as they say, “moves on” for the rest of the populace.

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There were whispers he wouldn't appear at all.

In a scheduling mishap, his Oct. 1 Stanford appearance overlapped with the opening night of his production of Madama Butterfly at the Los Angeles Opera. But Robert Wilson—considered by many to be the foremost living director and stage designer—kept his deal with Stanford.

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