Oedipus Rex
Americannoun
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His big break came in 1965 when the composer Stravinsky asked him to sing his opera Oedipus Rex in Athens.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
Focused as it was on the inevitable downfall of a tragic hero in a plague-stricken city, "Oedipus Rex" must have been deeply disturbing, if not terrifying, to watch in the Athens of that moment.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2020
Like Oedipus in Oedipus Rex, Pericles’ intelligence failed to avert disaster.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2020
The second concert, pairing The Rite of Spring with Oedipus Rex, was altogether more equivocal.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2012
If you were unfamiliar with the story of Oedipus Rex and I simply said, “Sophocles play story kill Laius wife Jocasta wed Oedipus father mother,” you wouldn’t guess what happened in a million years.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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