Stravinsky
Live from the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Martin Handley presents the 大象传媒 Philharmonic under HK Gruber in a performance of Stravinsky's opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex.
Live from The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.
Presented by Martin Handley
The 大象传媒 Philharmonic, with Composer/Conductor HK Gruber, performs James MacMillan's The Sacrifice, Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, and Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
Oedipus ..... Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Jocasta ..... Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano)
Creon ..... Darren Jeffery (bass)
Tiresias ..... Matthew Best (bass)
Shepherd ..... Timothy Robinson (tenor)
Messenger ..... Neal Davies (bass-baritone)
Narrator ..... Malcolm Raeburn
Hall茅 Choir
大象传媒 Philharmonic
HK Gruber (conductor)
Hear a timeless story made startlingly new, as HK Gruber and some of the greatest singers of our time join forces in Stravinsky's astonishing opera-oratorio 'Oedipus Rex'. It's the jaw-dropping finish to a night of myth, poetry and basic instincts: from Britten's rapturous 'Serenade' through the passionate and visceral emotions of the orchestral interludes from James MacMillan's most recent opera, 'The Sacrifice'.
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