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SynopsisBackgroundThe plot is based on the myth of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Oedipus has been expelled from the city after it was revealed he had killed his father and married his mother. Now blind and aged he wanders through Greece accompanied only by his daughter Antigone. Meanwhile, the throne of Thebes has been divided between Oedipus' two sons, Eteocles and Polynices. But the two have quarrelled and Eteocles has driven out Polynices, who seeks refuge with Theseus, King of Athens. Act 1The opera begins with Polynices and Theseus striking a pact: Polynices will marry Theseus' daughter, Eriphyle, and Theseus will help him retake the throne of Thebes, thus forging an alliance between that city and Athens. The Athenians celebrate and Theseus and Polynices go to the temple to offer a sacrifice. Polynices feels guilty he banished his father Oedipus from Thebes. As he sacrifices, the temple fire goes out, a symbol of the anger of the Furies. Act 2Polynices wanders outside the temple where he sees an old man being led by a girl. It is Oedipus and Antigone. Oedipus senses the presence of the Furies and is sent temporarily insane. Antigone pleads with the gods to have mercy on her father. A crowd appears and when they learn the identity of Oedipus they want to drive him away, but Theseus stops them and offers the old man his hospitality. Act 3Polynices tells Antigone he is so remorseful he would give up everything, including Eriphyle, to be forgiven by his father. Antigone tries to reconcile Oedipus and his son, but Oedipus reacts by accusing her of disloyalty and cursing both Polynices and Eteocles. Only when Polynices begs his father to kill him with his own hands does Oedipus take pity on his son. This act of forgiveness earns the mercy of the gods. The wrath of the Furies is appeased. InstrumentationŒdipe à Colone is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, timpani, and strings. Like most classical period works, the presence of continuo instruments like bassoons and harpsichord is assumed as well. Some modern performances have used a thunder sheet to represent the stormy anger of the gods portrayed at the end of Act I. RecordingsOrder of characters: Œdipe, Antigone, Polynice, Thésée, Eriphile, the High Priest, an Athenian woman, a coryphaeus, a herald
Notes1. ^According to the original libretto 2. ^The first performer Louis-Claude-Armand Chardin, known under the Italianized stage-name of "M. Chardini" (also spelt "Chardiny), was numbered, in the company of the Paris Opéra, among the basse-tailles (bass-baritones); in actual fact, however, the part of Thésée was notated in the tenor clef in the original score; as a tenor part it has been classed in the modern score edited by Éditions ELPE-Musique di Moulins-Engilbert (cfr. ELPE-Musique - "Œdipe à Colone", p. 12), and to tenors, such as Juan Oncina, Daniel Galvez-Vallejo, Tony Boutté, it has always been entrusted in radio and disc recordings. 3. ^Erroneously ascribed to the contralto voice (which was absolutely unusual in the 18th century French operatic production) by the websites Amadeusonline Almanacco by Gherardo Casaglia and Italianopera.org, probably by reason of its being notated in the alto clef, normally used in France for haute-contre parts. 4. ^This role is not mentioned in the cast list of the original libretto Sources
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