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Oedipus rex
Composer:Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
Librettist:Jean Cocteau
Synopsis
Oedipus rex is the dramatic tale of Oedipus, king of Thebes and conqueror of the Sphinx, who promises to save his city from plague. The king’s brother-in-law returns from the oracle at Delphi to announce that Thebes is harboring murderer of the previous king, Laius. With anguish Oedipus discovers that he was the accidental killer of his father and has wed his own mother. When his wife hangs herself, Oedipus goes to her chamber and blinds himself with her pin before fleeing. The city mourns the loss of their beloved king.

Productions
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COMPANYTITLEDATES
Opera PhiladelphiaOedipus rex1/21/2022 - 1/23/2022
Juilliard SchoolOedipus rex4/1/2004 - 4/24/2004
Metropolitan OperaOedipus rex2/1/2004 - 10/22/2003
Canadian Opera CompanyOedipus rex9/27/2002 - 10/11/2002
Canadian Opera CompanyOedipus rex9/1/1997 - 10/1/1997
Opera QueenslandOedipus rex6/1/1993 - 6/5/1993
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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
0:53

 Number of Acts
2

 Musical Style
Written at the beginning of Stravinsky's neo-classical period

 Original Cast
Stepan Belina-Skupierwski (Oedipus)
Helene de Sadowen (Jocasta)
Georges Lanskoy (Creon)
Kapiton Zaporojetz (Tiresius)
Pierre Brasseur (Narrator)

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