Through various revelations, King Oedipus of Thebes learns he has unknowingly killed his father, Laius, and married his mother, Jocasta. Horrified by the knowledge, Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus ...

The actor and author, on board for the company's June 6 performance, believes Oedipus has been unjustly maligned ("very unfair of Freud") and recalls working with Tilda Swinton in college. By Jordan ...

Edinburgh International Festival director Nicola Benedetti conceives of her 2024 programme as a series of “rituals that unite us”. Scottish Opera’s production of Igor Stravinsky and Jean Cocteau’s ...

The National Museum of Scotland proved itself to be a fine venue for this performance in many ways. Its vast expanse of space allowed for much milling around the orchestra, which was in the centre, ...

Philadelphia's arts and entertainment scene is continuing to reopen, attempting to recover after long-term cancellations and postponements brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Opera ...

LA Opera presented the company premiere of Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex at 2pm on Sunday, June 6, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. A special video presentation of the opera will subsequently stream ...

Adam Larsen has a most interesting job, although not one that’s easy to define. Trained as a cinematographer, currently he goes by the more nebulous "creative director," which more or less means ...

The Latine context also impacts the intricacies of the story. In “Oedipus el Rey,” Jocasta is given a much more prominent, ...