Œdipe
George Enescu
About
King Laïos of Thebes is haunted by a terrible curse. The Oracle of Delphi predicted that his firstborn would kill him and marry his own mother Jocasta. Out of fear, Laïos commands a shepherd to kill the child right after its birth. But fate has other plans: Œdipe survives and grows up as the son of King Polybos and Queen Merope in Corinthe. They never tell him about his origins. As a teenager, however, Œdipe finds out about the portentous prophecy. He leaves his alleged parents to flee his fate. Just outside of Thebes, where he defeats the Sphinx, Œdipe starts an argument with a stranger and beats him to death.
Tragédie lyrique in four acts and six images (1936)
Libretto by Edmond Fleg
Sung in French with German and English surtitles
Cast
Musical Director
Hannu Lintu
Stage Director
Andreas Kriegenburg
Stage Designer
Harald B. Thor
Costume Designer
Tanja Hofmann
Lighting Designer
Andreas Grüter
Dramaturge
Florian Amort
Œdipe
Johan Reuter
Tirésias
Ante Jerkunica
Créon
Tuomas Pursio
Le Berger
Mihails Čuļpajevs
Le Grand Prêtre
Nika Guliashvili
Phorbas / Le Veilleur
Vazgen Gazaryan
Thésée
Nikita Ivasechko
Laïos
Michael Heim
Jocaste
Marina Prudenskaya
La Sphinge
Anna Danik
Antigone
Iris Candelaria
Mérope
Tone Kummervold
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Leitung Lukáš Vasilek
Wiener Symphoniker
