Oedipus Tex
Oedipus Tex is a satirical Western-themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex in Thebes Gulch. It was released on the album, Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities in 1990.
Structure
Oedipus Tex is a dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra with the following scenes.- I. Prologue: "Tragedy"
- *Recitative: "Well"
- II. Aria with chorus: "Howdy there"
- *Recitative: "And it wasn't long"
- III. Duet with chorus: "My heart"
- *Recitative: "But"
- IV. Aria: "You murdered your father"
- *Recitative: "When Billie Jo heard"
- V. Aria with chorus: "Goodbye"
- *Recitative: "When Oedipus heard"
- VI. Chorus and Finale
Performers
- Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, bass
- The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Newton Wayland, conductor
- The Okay Chorale
- Grandmaster Flab and the Hoople Funkharmonic
- Pamela South, soprano
- Dana Krueger, mezzo-soprano
- Frank Kelley, tenor
- Brice Andrus, horn