Wolfgang Rihm
Oedipus
Short instrumentation: 1 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 0 - perc(6), hp(2), pno, vln
Duration: 95'
Dichter der Textvorlage: Sophokles, Heiner Müller, Friedrich Nietzsche
Übersetzer: Friedrich Hölderlin
Libretto von: Wolfgang Rihm
Roles:
Oedipus
baritone
Kreon
tenor
Tiresias
baritone
Bote
baritone
Hirte
baritone
Jokasta (later "Woman")
mezzo-soprano
Sphinx
4 sopranos (poss. 2 of them on tape)
16 Älteste
8 tenors and 8 basses (baritones)
on tape: 4 solo sopranos
female voices
male voices
children
mixed choir
speaking choir
4 trumpets
4 trombones
Instrumentation details:
flute (+picc)
oboe(2)
cor anglais(2) (+ob)
clarinet(4) (+1
2thbass cl)
bassoon(4) (+1
2thcbsn)
horn(4)
trumpet(4)
trombone(4)
percussion(6)
harp(2)
piano
violin
perc#sion instruments on the stage
