Oedipus Rex

Igor Stravinsky

 

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    Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963, Librettist. Oedipus Rex.
    Oedipus Rex [videorecording] / Igor Stravinsky ; produced by Peter Gelb and Pat Jaffe ;
    stage production and film directed by Julie Taymor.
    [Baarn, Netherlands] : Philips ; New York : manufactured for and marketed by Polygram Video, p1994, c1992.
    Philips video classics. 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
    Libretto after Sophocles by Jean Cocteau, Latin translation by Jean Danielou, Japanese translation by Kazuko Matsuoka.
    Sung in Latin, spoken in Japanese with English subtitles by e.e. cummings.
    Jessye Norman, soprano ; Philip Langridge, tenor ; Min Tanaka, Oedipus dancer ; Shinyu-Kai Chorus ; Tokyo Opera Singers ; Saito Kinen Festival Dancers ; Saito Kinen Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor. Choreographer, Suzushi Hanayagi ; set designer, George Tsypin ; costume designer, Emi Wada.

 

 

 

 

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