Oedipus rex

Oedipus rex / CAMI Video and NHK present ; [by] Igor Stravinsky ; produced by Peter Gelb, Pat Jaffe ; stage production and film directed by Julie Taymor.

This ambitious production uses a number of striking visual elements including a massive set that floats above a reflecting pool, huge puppets, and sculptures. The noted Butoh artist, Min Tanaka, dances the role of Oedipus, and is joined by twenty dancers to portray this classical tragedy.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Tokyo Opera Singers (Performer), Saitō Kinen Ōkesutora (Performer)
Other Authors: Gelb, Peter (Producer), Jaffe, Pat (Producer), Taymor, Julie, 1952- (Director), Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010 (Performer), Norman, Jessye (Performer), Tanaka, Min (Performer), Terfel, Bryn (Performer), Peeters, Harry (Performer), Swensen, Robert (Performer), Tatara, Michio (Performer), Shiraishi, Kayako (Performer), Ozawa, Seiji, 1935- (Conductor), Sophocles, Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963
Format: Video
Language:Latin
Published: Berlin, Germany : C Major Entertainment, 1993.
Series:Classical Music in Video
Subjects:
Operas.
Filmed performances.
Spectacles filmés.
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