Oidípous

Opera Oidípous by Calliope Tsoupaki and Edzard Mik, world premiere at Holland Festival 2014.
Following her acclaimed Lucas Passion in 2008, Calliope Tsoupaki returns to the Holland Festival. In collaboration with writer Edzard Mik, the Greek-Dutch composer presents a semi-scenic oratorio based on Sophocles’ tragedy Oidípous at Kolonos.
Tsoupaki and Mik concentrate on the original text, freeing themselves from the restraints of modern interpretations. Tsoupaki responds to the rich emotional range of the story with the colourful diversity of the baroque instrumentation. At the centre of the story is a long flashback to the moment that Oidípous kills his father unwittingly. Remembering this unfortunate, fateful act, his anger about his wretched life is finally resolved, leaving him in a state of resignation and giving him relief from his suffering.