| Oedipus | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Wolfgang Rihm | |
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| Librettist | Wolfgang Rihm |
| Language | German |
| Based on | Oedipus Rex by Sophocles |
| Premiere | 4 October 1987 |
Oedipus is an opera in two parts composed by Wolfgang Rihm to a German-language libretto that he based on the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and related texts by Friedrich Nietzsche and Heiner Müller. The work is characterised as Musiktheater (Music drama). Written in 1986 and 1987, it was premiered on 4 October 1987 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, directed by Götz Friedrich; it was broadcast live and recorded on DVD.