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| Composer | Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| Librettist | Jean Cocteau, based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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CardiffBluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex
Bartók, Stravinsky
Lidiya Yankovskaya; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Welsh National Opera; Milla Clarke; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nathan Berg
LlandudnoBluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex
Bartók, Stravinsky
Lidiya Yankovskaya; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Welsh National Opera; Milla Clarke; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nathan Berg
SouthamptonBluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex
Bartók, Stravinsky
Lidiya Yankovskaya; Joe Hill-Gibbins; Welsh National Opera; Milla Clarke; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Nathan Berg
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Chilly brilliance from Salonen at the Salzburg Festival
The Vienna Philharmonic's first concert at this year's Salzburg Festival pairs Oedipus Rex with the Symphonie fantastique, with Esa-Pekka Salonen stepping in for Lorenzo Viotti.
Oedipus Rex: an immersive night at the museum in Edinburgh
Scottish Opera brings an immersive community production to the Edinburgh Festival directed by Roxana Haines, performed in the National Museum of Scotland.
Oedipus Rex and Antigone a double triumph for DNO and DNB
When the director walks four weeks ahead of opening night, Dutch National Opera and Ballet hastily create a searing double bill of classical tragedy.
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“A look in the mirror”: Stravinsky and Neoclassicism
“Pulcinella was my discovery of the past, the epiphany through which the whole of my late work became possible. It was a backward look of course – the first of many love-affairs in that direction – but it was a look in the mirror too.”