The classic Greek tragedy "Oedipus rex" by Sophocles, perhaps the earliest and most dramatic example of the "big reveal" in theater, formed the basis of an opera-oratorio written by Igor Stravinsky in ...

“Beware of oracles,” sings a character in Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex.” The warnings and revelations of Greek tragedy register with considerable impact in Stravinsky’s 1927 opera-oratorio, which sets ...

Edinburgh International Festival director Nicola Benedetti conceives of her 2024 programme as a series of “rituals that unite us”. Scottish Opera’s production of Igor Stravinsky and Jean Cocteau’s ...

Conducted by Music Director James Conlon and starring tenor Russell Thomas, the company's Artist in Residence, the concert performance marks LA Opera's first public, in-person performance-and the ...

Adam Larsen has a most interesting job, although not one that’s easy to define. Trained as a cinematographer, currently he goes by the more nebulous "creative director," which more or less means ...