English National Opera Guide 43: Oedipus Rex / The Rake's Progress - Igor Stravinsky

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English National Opera Guide 43: Oedipus Rex / The Rake's Progress - Igor Stravinsky

English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. Stravinsky’s genius for the stage is here represented by two very different works. Oedipus Rex (1927) is the fruit of a collaboration with Jean Cocteau, in which the Sophocles tragedy is pared down to make an operaoratorio of overwhelming impact. Judith Weir analyses how this is achieved: the Latin text has an immediacy which is sometimes even comic, and the vibrant rhythms are reminiscent of the Italian operatic tradition – explored by David Nice in his analysis of the score. The libretto of The Rake’s Progress (1951) by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman is one of the greatest English opera texts. In a survey of the composition period, Roger Savage examines the contributions of the different collaborators.

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English National Opera Guide 43: Oedipus Rex / The Rake's Progress - Igor Stravinsky - About the Author:

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) was a Russian-born, naturalized French, later naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor. His music was greatly admired for its stylistic diversity.

  • Language

    French

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Book Binding

    Paperback

  • Book Genre

    Drama

  • Book ISBN

    9780714544441

  • Book Page Count

    112

  • Book Publication Date

    07/02/2011

  • Book Publisher

    Alma Classics

  • Delivery Estimate

    This is a Print on Demand title. Please allow up to 14 days for delivery.

  • Product Supplier

    Macmillan distribution

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