Neglected masterpieces
Other rarely-performed operas that deserve to be re-evaluated.
Cyrano de Bergerac - Franco Alfano
L'amore dei tre re (The Love of Three Kings) - Italo Montemezzi
Genoveva (Genevieve) - Robert Schumann
Paul Bunyan - Benjamin Britten
Der Traumgörge (Görge the Dreamer) - Alexander Zemlinsky
Król Roger (King Roger) - Karol Szymanowski
Oedipus
Other operas based on the Oedipus legend by Sophocles.
Oedipe (Oedipus) - George Enescu
Information about the opera Oedipe by George Enescu, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
A wonderful opera that contains beautiful, moving music, and deserves to be rescued from obscurity.
Recommended recordings on CD
Gielen/Pederson/Silins (Naxos 8.660163-64)
Recorded live at the Vienna State Opera in 1997, this is a superb recording and performance of this underrated opera.
Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Michael Gielen, 1997.
Cast: Monte Pederson (Oedipe), Egils Silins (Tiresias), Davide Damiani (Creon), Michael Roider (Shepherd), Ruxandra Donose (Antigone).
Naxos 8.660163-64
Foster/Dam/Bacquier (EMI 7 54011-2)
A superbly moving performance with excellent sound.
Les Petits Chanteurs de Monaco, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Orféon Donostiarra, conducted by Lawrence Foster, 1989.
Cast: José van Dam (Oedipe), Gabriel Bacquier (Tiresias), Marcel Vanaud (Creon), Nicolai Gedda (Shepherd), Barbara Hendricks (Antigone).
EMI 7 54011-2