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Oedipus Rex - Antigone

These two works – Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex (1927) and Samy Moussa’s world premiere Antigone (2020) – are all about crime and punishment. This new production by the top British choreographer and director Wayne McGregor brings together the worlds of classical tragedy, modern dance and music from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Oedipus Rex - Antigone

Location

Nationale Opera & Ballet
Amstel 3
1011 PN Amsterdam
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Compelling classical tragedies in modern form

In Oedipus Rex, Stravinsky’s imposing opera-oratorio in Latin, the city of Thebes is afflicted by the plague. The only way to end it is to find and punish the old king’s murderer. Under pressure from his desperate subjects, King Oedipus goes in search of the perpetrator and discovers the horrific truth – that he himself is the guilty man.

Accessibility

General accessibility provisions

Present, available or allowed

  • Service dog allowed
  • Personal assistant
  • Accessible building
  • Rest areas

Oedipus Rex - Antigone

Location

Nationale Opera & Ballet
Amstel 3
1011 PN Amsterdam
Show in Google Maps