Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex / Cami Video and NHK present ; Igor Stravinsky ; stage production and film directed by Julie Taymor ; produced by Peter Gelb, Pat Jaffe ; a production of CAMI Video and NHK in association with Channel 4, Czech TV, DR, NOS, ORF, Philips Classics, S4C, Thirteen/WNET, ZDF.

Presents the tragedy about Oedipus, who, having unwittingly slain his father and married his mother, is driven by the plague that has swept through his kingdom to track down the evildoer who has polluted his land and its people.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Tokyo Opera Singers (Performer), Shin-Yuh Kai Chorus (Performer), Saito Kinen Festival Dancers (Performer), Saitō Kinen Ōkesutora (Performer)
Other Authors:	Gelb, Peter (Producer), Jaffe, Pat (Producer), Taymor, Julie, 1952- (Director), Tsypin, George, 1954-, Norman, Jessye (Performer), Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010 (Performer), Terfel, Bryn (Performer), Tanaka, Min (Performer), Shiraishi, Kayako (Performer), Peeters, Harry (Performer), Tatara, Michio (Performer), Swensen, Robert (Performer), Ozawa, Seiji, 1935- (Conductor), Sophocles, Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Latin Japanese Chinese English French German Italian Spanish
Published:	[Kensington, London, UK] : Decca, [2005]
Subjects:	Operas. Oratorios. Videos > Music Library Filmed operas. Feature films. Fiction films.

Description
Summary:	Presents the tragedy about Oedipus, who, having unwittingly slain his father and married his mother, is driven by the plague that has swept through his kingdom to track down the evildoer who has polluted his land and its people.
Item Description:	"Poem after Sophocles by Jean Cocteau ; Latin translation by Jean Daniélou"--Container. Original libretto, Jean Cocteau ; English translation, e.e. cummings ; Japanese translation by Kazuko Matsuoka. Originally released in 1992. Durations: 58 min. (opera); 59 min. (documentary). Program notes by Max Harrison in English included in booklet inserted in container. Bonus features: Conversations with Julie Taymor, a 59 minute film revealing the background of this award-winning production, featuring interviews with Jessye Norman, Seiji Ozawa, George Tyspin and Julie Taymor ; director's note ; picture gallery (187 rehearsal and performance photos).
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages ; 18 cm)
Format:	DVD NTSC, all region ; aspect ratios: opera: 15:9 (letter boxed), documentary: 4:3 ; LCPM stereo, DTS digital 5.1 surround.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; choreographer, Suzushi Hanayagi ; masks and sculpture designer, Julie Taymor ; film editors, Gary Bradley, Julie Taymor.
Participant or Performer:	Jessye Norman (Jocasta) ; Philip Langridge (Oedpius) ; Bryn Terfel (Creon) ; Min Tanaka (Oedipus dancer) ; Kayoko Shiraishi (The Speaker) ; Harry Peeters (Tiresias) ; Michio Tatara (Messenger) ; Robert Swensen (Shepherd) ; Shinyu-Kai Chorus ; Tokyo Opera Singers ; Saito Kinen Festival Dancers ; Saito Kinen Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor.
Language:	Sung in Latin, spoken in Japanese, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Chinese (opera only).
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Filmed at the Saito Kinen Festival, Matsumoto, Japan; Seiji Ozawa, artistic director.