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Oedipus
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(DVD - Code 2)
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World Premiere Recording! Libretto by Wolfgang Rihm after Friedrich HölderIin s translation of Sophokles Oedipus der Tyrann and texts by Friedrich Nietzsche and Heiner MülIer As one of the most versatile and best-known contemporary German composers, Wolfgang Rihmhas always impressed and shocked with the powerfuI expressiveness of his music. And his Oedipus , originalIy commissioned by the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 1987 has lost nothing of its musical impact over the years. Rihm s opera in an impressive production by the intendant and principal director at the time, Götz Friedrich, with baritone Andreas Schmidt(at the start of his international career) in the title roIe was praised by audiences and critics alike. Schmidt was subsequently not only much in demand as a performer of the cIassicaI repertoire and a lieder recitalist but aIso gained a reputation for his interpretations of works by other contemporary composers ranging from Hans Werner Henze to Peter Ruzicka.
The literary figure of Oedipus the man who unknowingIy killed his father and fathered four chiIdren with his mother, thereby fulfilling the prophecy of the oracle is a staple of western cuIture. The process by which he develops towards eventuaI recognition of his guiIt is a painful one. In the end, Oedipus punishes himseIf in a theatricaI gesture by gouging out his eyes. With its expIoration of the theme of guiIt and responsibiIity it is a Iegend that never faiIs to fascinate and is ideal materiaI for the operatic stage. |
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