A decade later, casting around for a librettist with whom to craft a weighty ancient tragedy in Latin (Oedipus Rex), Stravinsky approached Jean Cocteau, who had just penned modern stage versions ...

Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule Stravinsky's works fall conveniently into three periods. The first, his "Russian" period, lasts until just before the First World War. The key works ...

Stravinsky: Myths & Rituals is a five-concert series presented by the Philharmonia Orchestra, exploring many facets of Stravinsky's music. In a new broadcast partnership, BBC Radio 3 is relaying ...

based on Sophocles’ play to a libretto by the composer’s surrealist buddy John Cocteau, is coming from. “I think Stravinsky gives us permission to treat the piece like an artefact,” argues ...