Original id:
2194
Start date:
11 December 1959
Production notes:
This production was the première of this work, described by Grove as a Trauerspiel.
Media of production:
Opera, musical and related genres
Languages:
German
Oedipus der Tyrann (1959)
Companies:
Ancient works:
Information related to this production
| Script | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Oedipus the King | Sophocles AKA Sophokles |
| König Ödipus | Friedrich Hölderlin |
| Person | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Orff (1895-1982) | Librettist | after Hölderlin's translation |
| Carl Orff (1895-1982) | Composer | |
| Günther Rennert | Director |
| Venue | Festival | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Württembergisches Staatstheater (Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) | 11 December, 1959 | première |
| Source | Format | Location if held at the APGRD | Pagination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inszenierung der Antike: das Griechische Drama auf der Bühne der Neuzeit | Book | library | 405; 366 n. 36 | |
| The New Penguin Opera Guide | Book | library | 647 | |
| The Use of Greek Tragedy in the History of Opera | Print-out | archive | 87 | |
| Grove Music Online | Website | New Grove Opera: s.v. Orff, Carl |
How to cite this production
Oedipus der Tyrann (1959), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/2194 <26 November 2024>