FULL OEDIPUS TEX (P.D.Q.Bach) Edina MN 2024 Crescendo Chorus
Oedipus Tex is a satirical Western-themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex (“you may have heard of my brother Rex”) in Thebes Gulch. It was released on the album, Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities in 1990. Oedipus Tex is a dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra […]
FULL OEDIPUS TEX (P.D.Q.Bach) Edina MN 2024 Crescendo Chorus
Video Recording from: YouTube    
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Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Oedipus Tex  
- Composer: P.D.Q.Bach aka Peter Schickele  
- Libretto: P.D.Q.Bach aka Peter Schickele  
- Venue & Opera Company: Meetinghouse Church, Edina, Minnesota  
- Recorded: May 16, 2024
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Ben Cooper, Sarah Frazier, Mary Kettlewell, Sam Vinitski
- Conductor: Randal A. Buikema  
- Orchestra: Crescendo Chorus  
- Stage Director:   
- Costume Designer:   
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Crescendo Chorus  
- Date Published: 2024  
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs, gensubs  
- Video Recording from: YouTube     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Oedipus Tex is a satirical Western-themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex (“you may have heard of my brother Rex”) in Thebes Gulch. It was released on the album, Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities in 1990.
Oedipus Tex is a dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra with the following scenes.
I. Prologue: “Tragedy”
Recitative: “Well”
II. Aria with chorus: “Howdy there”
Recitative: “And it wasn’t long”
III. Duet with chorus: “My heart”
Recitative: “But”
IV. Aria: “You murdered your father”
Recitative: “When Billie Jo heard”
V. Aria with chorus: “Goodbye”
Recitative: “When Oedipus heard”
VI. Chorus and Finale
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