general information

composition date

1986-1987

duration

1h 33min

publisher

Universal Edition, Tesin

Libretto (details, author)

Wolfgang Rihm d'après Sophocle : Oedipus der Tyrann (traduction en allemand de Friedrich Hölderlin),  Friedrich Nietzsche : Oedipus, Reden des letzten Philosophen mit sich selbst. Ein Fragment aus der Geschichte der Nachwelt, Müller : Ödipuskommentar.

type

detailed formation

Soloist

4 solo baritones [Oedipus, Tiresias, Bote, Hirte], solo tenor [Kreon], solo mezzo-soprano [Jokasta], 4 solo sopranos [Sphinx, ou 2 et 2 sur bande], 16 contraltos, 8 tenors, 8 bass voices

flute (also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 bass clarinets (also 4 clarinets), 4 bassoons (also 2 contrabassoons), 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 6 percussionists, 2 harp, piano, violin, suspended cymbal [sur scène], bass drum [sur scène], 2 English horns (also oboe)

information about the creation

Information on the electronics

Electronic device

fixed sound

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