Les noces : a dance cantata after traditional Russian texts (21:22) -- Oedipus Rex : opera-oratorio in two acts after Sophocles / libretto in French by Jean Cocteau, translated into Latin with the exception of the narrator's text by Abbé Jean Daniélou (52:27)
Note
Title order reversed on disc and container; the 1st work a ballet for solo voices, chorus, four pianos, and percussion; the 2nd an opera-oratorio.
Text of the 1st work from traditional Russian wedding rituals; libretto of the 2nd work by Jean Cocteau, translated into Latin by J. Daniélou.
Texts in Russian (Cyrillic), French, and Latin with English translations and program notes in Russian (Cyrillic), English, and French (77 p. : ill., ports.) in container.
Event (note)
Recorded in the Concert Hall of the Mariinsksy Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 28-31, 2009 and Feb. 4-8, 2010.
Language (note)
The 1st work sung in Russian; the 2nd sung in Latin with spoken narration in French.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Title
Oedipus Rex [electronic resource] ; Les noces / Stravinsky.
Imprint
St. Petersburg, Russia : Mariinsky, p2010.
Playing time
002122 005227
Performer
In the 1st work: Mlada Khudoley, soprano ; Olga Savova, mezzo-soprano ; Alexander Timchenko, tenor ; Andrei Serov, bass ; Alexander Mogilevsky, Svetlana Smolina, Yulia Zaichkina, Maxim Mogilevsky, pianos. In the 2nd work: Gérard Depardieu, narrator ; Ekaterina Semenchuk, mezzo-soprano ; Sergei Semishkur, Alexander Timchenko, tenors ; Evgeny Nikitin, bass-baritone ; Mikhail Petrenko, bass. In both works: Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus ; Valery Gergiev, conductor.
Event
Recorded in the Concert Hall of the Mariinsksy Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 28-31, 2009 and Feb. 4-8, 2010.
Language
The 1st work sung in Russian; the 2nd sung in Latin with spoken narration in French.