STRAVINSKY’S OEDIPUS REX

Esa-Pekka Salonen has said "ritual is at the very heart of Stravinsky's craft." With the austere and incantatory Oedipus Rex, Stravinsky brings to life a classic Greek myth of power, deception, and heartbreak in a voice that is only his. The Symphony of Psalms turns to an altogether different ritual, cloaking three familiar religious texts in a mantle of drama and timelessness. Salonen and the Orchestra are joined by a cast of stellar vocalists, the SF Symphony Chorus, and legendary director Peter Sellars for this staged event.

CONDUCTORS & PERFORMERS

Esa-Pekka Salonen CONDUCTOR
Peter Sellars DIRECTOR
Sean Panikkar TENOR (OEDIPUS)
J'Nai Bridges MEZZO-SOPRANO (JOCASTA)
Willard White BASS-BARITONE (CREON/MESSENGER/TIRESIAS)
Laurel Jenkins DANCER
San Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony

PROGRAM

Oedipus Rex [semi-staged] - Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms [semi-staged] - Igor Stravinsky