Event listing: Oedipus Rex and the Symphony of Psalms | Grand Théâtre de Provence | Event is in the past

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Grand Théâtre de Provence380 Avenue Max Juvénal, Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 13100, France

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Programme

Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Oedipus Rex	Libretto by Jean Cocteau, based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Symphony of Psalms

Performers

Esa-Pekka Salonen	Conductor
Peter Sellars	Director
Dunya Ramicova	Costume Designer
Philharmonia Orchestra
Orphei Drängar
Gustaf Sjökvists Chamber Choir
Vokalensemble
Pauline Cheviller	Actor
Alin Folke	Choirmaster / chorus director
Violeta Urmana	Soprano	Jocasta
Joseph Kaiser	Tenor	Oedipus
Joshua Stewart	Tenor	Shepherd
Sir Willard White	Bass-baritone	Creon / Messenger

Reviews of Oedipus Rex directed by Peter Sellars

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Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, August 2017

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London, September 2016

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Bologna, Italy

L’époustouflant Oedipus Rex de Peter Sellars

Suzanne Lay-Canessa, 21st July

S’il fallait choisir parmi toutes les belles idées de mise en scène de ce très réussi Oedipus Rex, on s’accorderait sans doute sur celle-ci : la primauté incontestée de l’esthétique et des intentions de Stravinski.

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