| Description |
1 audio disc (50 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
004913 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Opera-oratorio in 2 acts. |
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Libretto by Jean Cocteau, after Sophocles. |
| Performer |
Michel Piccoli, narrator; Thomas Moser (Oedipe); Jessye Norman (Jocasta); Siegmund Nimsgern (Creon); Roland Bracht (Tiresias/Messenger); Alexandru Ionita (Shepherd); Männerchor des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Gordon Kember, chorus master; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Colin Davis, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Jan. 27-28 and June 27, 1983, Herkules-Saal, Munich. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Dietmar Holland in German with English and French translations, and libretto in Latin, French, German, and English ([16] p.) in container. |
| Language |
Sung in Latin and French. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Oratorios.
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Oratorios.
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| Subject |
Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama.
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Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963, librettist.
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Piccoli, Michel, 1925-2020, narrator.
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Moser, Thomas, 1945- performer.
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Norman, Jessye, performer.
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Nimsgern, Siegmund, 1940- performer.
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Bracht, Roland, performer.
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Ionita, Alexandru, performer.
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Kember, Gordon, conductor.
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Davis, Colin, 1927-2013, performer.
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Sophocles.
Oedipus Rex.
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Bayerischer Rundfunk. Männerchor, performer.
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Bayerischer Rundfunk. Orchester, performer.
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| Music No. |
C 071-831 A Orfeo |
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