Oedipus Rex; The rake's progress
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Type of record: Book
Title: Oedipus Rex; The rake's progress
Other titles: Oedipus Rex; Rake's progress
Classmark: Leeds Russian Archive 9349
Additional creator(s): Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) (Other); Cocteau, Jean (1889-1963) (Other); Auden, W H (1907-1973) (Other); Kallman, Chester (1921-1975) (Other); John, Nicholas (Other); Sophocles (Other)
Related people: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971; Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Publisher: John Calder; Riverrun Press
Publication city: London : New York
Date(s): 1991
Language: English
Size and medium: 112 pages
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/688177
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003600359705181
Collection group(s): Leeds Russian Archive
Description
Librettos of the operas with accompanying essays.
Libretto of 1st work by Jean Cocteau; vocal portions in Latin with English translation, narration in French with English translation. Libretto of 2nd work by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman.
Includes discography (page 110) and bibliographical references (p. 111).
The person of Fate and the fate of the person: Stravinsky's 'Oedipus rex' / David Nice -- 'Oedipus Rex': a personal view / Judith Weir -- On an oratorio / Jean Cocteau -- Thematic guide -- 'Oedipus Rex' libretto in English and Latin -- Making a libretto: three collaboration over 'The Rake's progress' / Roger Savage -- The new and the classical in 'The Rake's progress' / Brian Trowel -- Thematic guide -- The Rake's progress' libretto -- The prologue for the 1958 BBC television broadcast / W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman -- Discography / David Nice -- Bibliography.
Stravinsky's genius for the stage is here represented by two very different works. "Oedipus Rex" is the fruit of a collaboration with Jean Cocteau, in which the tragedy of Sophocles is pared down to make an opera-oratorio. This guide explores the ways in which this is achieved, and analyses the score. It also surveys the composition period of "The Rake's Progress", examining the contributions of the different collaborators. The Latin text and English translation is included for "Oedipus Rex", and the English libretto for "The Rake's Progress."
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