Oedipus Rex /

An opera-oratorio in two acts based on the Greek play by Sophocles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Corporate Authors:	Shin-Yuh Kai Chorus (Performer), Tokyo Opera Singers (Performer), Saito Kinen Festival Dancers (Performer), Saitō Kinen Ōkesutora (Performer), CAMI Video (Firm) (Producer), Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (Producer), Channel Four (Great Britain) (Producer), Saito Kinen Festival
Other Authors:	Taymor, Julie, 1952- (Director), Ozawa, Seiji, 1935- (Conductor, Performer), Sekiya, Shin (Conductor), Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963 (Librettist), Norman, Jessye (Performer), Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010 (Performer), Terfel, Bryn (Performer), Tanaka, Min (Performer), Shiraishi, Kayako (Performer), Peeters, Harry (Performer), Tatara, Michio (Performer), Swensen, Robert (Performer), Sophocles
Format:	Conference Proceeding Video DVD
Language:	Latin Japanese
Language Notes:	Sung in Latin, spoken in Japanese, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese (opera only).
Published:	[United States] : Philips ; [2005]
Subjects:	Operas. Music > Performance > Videodisc. Documentary films. Filmed operas.

Description
Summary:	An opera-oratorio in two acts based on the Greek play by Sophocles.
Item Description:	Poem after Sophocles by Jean Cocteau ; Latin translation, Jean Daniélou ; Japanese translation of the Speaker's part, Kazuko Matsuoka ; English translation (narrative), e.e. cummings. Originally released in 1992. Aspect ratio 15:9 (opera), 4:3 (documentary). Accompanying booklet contains program notes by Max Harrison in English. Special feature: Conversations with Julie Taymor: a 59-minute film revealing the background of this award-winning production, featuring interviews with Jessye Norman, Seiji Ozawa, George Tyspin and Julie Taymor. It is accompanied by 187 rehearsal and performance photos. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD 9; LPCM stereo., DTS digital 5.1 surround (opera only).
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; choreographer, Suzushi Hanayagi ; set designer, George Tsypin ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; masks and costume designer, Julie Taymor ; film edited by Gary Bradley, Julie Taymor.