今回はオラトリオ-メロドラマ Vol. Iで、 オペラ=オラトリオ『エディプス王』、音楽劇『大洪水』を聴きます。
録音：
1961年1月20日 Washington D.C.〈1.-2.〉
1962年3月28〜31日 Hollywood, CA〈3.-9.〉
演奏者：
Igor Stravinsky（指揮）
Washington D.C. Opera Society Orchestra, Washington D.C. Opera Society Chorus
Loren Driscoll (tenor), Shirley Verrett (mezzo soprano), George Shirley (tenor),
Donald Gramm (bass baritone), Chester Watson (bBass), John Reardon (bBaritone),
John Westbrook (spoken vocals) 〈1.-2.〉
Robert Craft（指揮）
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Paul Tripp (spoken vocals), Richard Robinson (tenor), Sebastian Cabot (spoken vocals),
Laurence Harvey (spoken vocals), John Reardon (baritone), Elsa Lanchester (spoken vocals),
Robert Oliver (bass)〈3.-9.〉
曲目：Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus Rex, opera-oratorio in 2 acts
1. Prologue - Act 1
2. Act 2
The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra
3. Prelude
4. Melodrama
5. The Building of the Ark (Choreography)
6. The Catalogue of the Animals
7. The Comedy (Noah and his wife)
8. The Flood (Choreography)
9. The Covenant of the Rainbow
Igor Stravinsky（指揮）
Washington D.C. Opera Society Orchestra, Washington D.C. Opera Society Chorus
Loren Driscoll (tenor), Shirley Verrett (mezzo soprano), George Shirley (tenor),
Donald Gramm (bass baritone), Chester Watson (bBass), John Reardon (bBaritone),
John Westbrook (spoken vocals) 〈1.-2.〉
Robert Craft（指揮）
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Paul Tripp (spoken vocals), Richard Robinson (tenor), Sebastian Cabot (spoken vocals),
Laurence Harvey (spoken vocals), John Reardon (baritone), Elsa Lanchester (spoken vocals),
Robert Oliver (bass)〈3.-9.〉
曲目：Igor Stravinsky
Oedipus Rex, opera-oratorio in 2 acts
1. Prologue - Act 1
2. Act 2
The Flood, musical play for 3 vocal soloists, narrator, caller, speakers, chorus & orchestra
3. Prelude
4. Melodrama
5. The Building of the Ark (Choreography)
6. The Catalogue of the Animals
7. The Comedy (Noah and his wife)
8. The Flood (Choreography)
9. The Covenant of the Rainbow