Oedipus Rex

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Royal Swedish OperaGustav Adolfs torg 2, Stockholm, 111 52, Sweden

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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

Royal Swedish Opera
Esa-Pekka Salonen	Conductor
Peter Sellars	Director
Dunya Ramicova	Costume Designer
Helene Siebrits	Costume Designer
Ladies of the Gustaf Sjökvists Kammarkör
Royal Swedish Orchestra
Orphei Dränger
Ladies of the Sofia Vokalensemble
Violeta Urmana	Mezzo-soprano	Jocasta
Joseph Kaiser	Tenor	Oedipus
Joshua Stewart	Tenor	Shepherd
Davóne Tines	Bass-baritone	Creon, Messenger, Creon / Messenger

Reviews of Oedipus Rex directed by Peter Sellars

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall, London, September 2016

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Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, July 2016 (Français)

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Rex tremendae majestatis: Stravinsky at the Baltic Sea Festival

Matthew Rye, 21st August

Peter Sellars's much-travelled staging of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex provided a powerful opening for the 15th Baltic Sea Festival under the festival's artistic director Esa-Pekka Salonen.

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