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Oedipus Rex / CAMI Video ; NHK ; music by Igor Stravinsky ; poem after Sophocles by Jean Cocteau ; produced by Peter Gelb and Pat Jaffe ; stage production and film directed by Julie Taymor.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[London] : Decca Music Group, ©2005.
Description1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Operas.
Other author/creatorSophocles. Oedipus Rex.
Other author/creatorTaymor, Julie, 1952- director.
Other author/creatorGelb, Peter, producer.
Other author/creatorJaffe, Pat producer.
Other author/creatorDaniélou, Jean translator.
Other author/creatorMatsuoka, Kazuko, 1942- translator.
Other author/creatorLangridge, Philip, 1939-2010 performer.
Other author/creatorNorman, Jessye performer.
Other author/creatorTerfel, Bryn performer.
Other author/creatorTanaka, Min performer.
Other author/creatorShiraishi, Kayako, performer.
Other author/creatorPeeters, Harry performer.
Other author/creatorTatara, Michio, performer.
Other author/creatorSwensen, Robert performer.
Other author/creatorBukowski, Bobby photographer.
Other author/creatorTsypin, George, set designer.
Other author/creatorWada, Emi costume designer.
Included WorkCocteau, Jean, 1889-1963 Sophocles.
Included WorkStravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971. Oedipus Rex.
Other author/creatorTokyo Opera Singers, performer.
Other author/creatorShin-Yuh Kai Chorus performer.
Other author/creatorSaitō Kinen Ōkesutora, performer.
Other author/creatorCAMI Video (Firm)
Abstract Film of a production given only twice to open the Saito Kinen Festival, Matsumoto, Japan in 1992.
General noteOpera-oratorio in two acts.
General noteLatin translation by Jean Daniélou.
General noteJapanese translation of the Speaker's part by Kazuko Matsuoka.
General noteTokyo Opera Singers; Shinyu-Kai Chorus; Saito Kinen Festival Dancers; Saito Kinen Orchestra.
General noteDVD of a production in Japan in 1992.
General noteAspect ratios: 15:9 (opera) and 4:3 (documentary).
General noteSpecial feature: "Conversations with Julie Taymor" (59 min. documentary revealing the background to this award-winning production).
General noteIncludes 20 page booklet with text in English, French and German.
CreditsDirector of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; set designer, George Tsypin ; costume designer, Emi Wada.
Cast Philip Langridge, Jessye Norman, Bryn Terfel, Min Tanaka, Kayoko Shiraishi, Harry Peeters, Michio Tatara, Robert Swensen
Technical detailsDVD 9; NTSC Regions 1-6 (All Regions); LPCM Stereo; DTS Digital 5.1 Surround
LanguageSung in Latin, narration spoken in Japanese (soundtrack in LPCM Stereo and DTS 5.1 surround) with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
UPC 044007430774
Publisher number0743077 Decca Music Group

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