general information

composition date
1986-1987
duration
1h 33 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Libretto (details, author)

Wolfgang Rihm d'après Sophocle : Oedipus der Tyrann (traduction en allemand de Friedrich Hölderlin),  Friedrich Nietzsche : Oedipus, Reden des letzten Philosophen mit sich selbst. Ein Fragment aus der Geschichte der Nachwelt, Müller : Ödipuskommentar.

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (3 solo voices or more, choir(s) and orchestra)

detailed formation

Soloist
4 solo baritones [Oedipus, Tiresias, Bote, Hirte], solo tenor [Kreon], solo mezzo-soprano [Jokasta], 4 solo sopranos [Sphinx, ou 2 et 2 sur bande], 16 contraltos, 8 tenors, 8 bass voices

flute (also piccolo), 2 oboes, 4 clarinets (also 2 bass clarinets), 4 bassoons (also 2 contrabassoons), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 6 percussionists, 2 harp, piano, violin, suspended cymbal [sur scène], bass drum [sur scène], 2 English horns (also oboe)

information about the creation

date
October 4, 1987

Allemagne, Berlin

interpreters

Andreas Schmidt, Emily Golden, William Pell, William Dooley, Lenus Carlson, William Murray, direction : Christof Prick, mise en scène : Götz Friedrich.

Information on the electronics

Electronic device
sons fixés sur support(préenregistrés sur la bande : 4 sopranos, voix de femmes, voix d'hommes, enfants, chœur mixte, chœur parlé, 4 trompettes, 4 trombones.)

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