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Igor Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex (Act 1)

Opera-Oratorio In Two Acts After Sophocles

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Material type Live Audio Recording
Date 21-09-1960
Duration 1404
Description

The Polish premiere of Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex (Act 1) at the 4th Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music.

The opera-oratorio in two acts after Sophocles was performed on 21st September 1960 at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall. The cast: Oedipus - Kazimierz Pustelak (tenor), Jocasta - Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa (soprano), Creon - Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Tiresias - Bernard Ładysz (bass), Shepherd - Andrzej Bachleda (tenor), Messenger - Andrzej Hiolski (baritone), Narrator - Jerzy Kaliszewski, and the Great Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio conducted by Jan Krenz.

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Names
First and last name Igor Stravinsky
Function Composer
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Date of birth 17-06-1882
Date of death 06-04-1971
Description Russian composer, pianist and conductor
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First and last name Jean Cocteau
Function Libretto
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Date of birth 05-07-1889
Date of death 11-10-1963
Description French poet
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First and last name Jan Krenz
Function Conductor
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Date of birth 14-07-1926
Date of death 15-09-2020
Description Polish conductor and composer
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First and last name Kazimierz Pustelak
Function Performer
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Date of birth 14-02-1930
Description Polish opera singer (tenor)
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First and last name Krystyna Szostek-Radkowa
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Date of birth 14-03-1933
Description Polish singer (mezzo-soprano) and teacher
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First and last name Andrzej Hiolski
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Date of birth 01-01-1922
Date of death 26-02-2000
Description Polish opera singer (baritone)
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First and last name Bernard Ładysz
Function Performer
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Date of birth 24-07-1922
Year of death 2020
Description Polish opera singer (bas)
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First and last name Andrzej Bachleda-Curuś
Function Performer
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Date of birth 09-09-1923
Date of death 08-02-2009
Description Polish opera singer (tenor)
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First and last name Jerzy Kaliszewski
Function Performer
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Date of birth 08-06-1912
Date of death 31-05-1990
Description Polish actor
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Ensembles/Orchestras
Name Great Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio in Katowice
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Events
Name 4th Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music
Place Warsaw
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Start date 17-09-1960
End date 25-09-1960
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Name Polish Composers' Union
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