Original id:
2833
Start date:
1 January 1984
Degree of relationship to ancient play:
Adaptation
Production notes:
With English subtitles and narrative interludes.
Media of production:
Opera, musical and related genres
Languages:
Latin
Oedipus Rex (1984)
Companies:
Ancient works:
Information related to this production
| Script | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Oedipus the King | Sophocles AKA Sophokles |
| Œdipe roi | Jean Cocteau |
| Person | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Cocteau | Librettist | |
| Claudio Desderi | Actor | Créon / Messenger |
| Bernard Haitink | Conductor | |
| Hans Hulscher | Director | |
| Justin Lavender | Actor | Berger |
| Felicity Palmer | Actor | Jocaste |
| Jean Rochefort | Actor | Narrateur |
| Neil Rosenshein | Actor | Oedipus |
| Anton Scharinger | Actor | Tirésias |
| Igor Stravinsky | Composer | |
| Harry Wich | Producer | |
| Harry Wich | Designer |
| Venue | Festival | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carré Theatre (Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands) |
| Source | Format | Location if held at the APGRD | Pagination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oedipus Rex - videotape of opera | Videotape | archive | ||
| Oedipus Rex | Print-out | archive |
How to cite this production
Oedipus Rex (1984), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/2833 <11 September 2024>