Text by Jean Cocteau, translated into Latin by J. Danielou.
"English translation of the speaker's text," by E.E. Cummings: p. [5-6]
Orchestral accompaniment arranged for piano.
Inscription: To the dear Paul Horgan, my very sincere thanks for his wonderful narration in our Santa Fe performances of Oedipus Rex, cordially, Igor Stravinsky, Santa Fe, July 1960--p. [2].
Signatures: John Crosby, Robert Baustian, Hans Busch, and Carolyn Lockwood--p. [3].
Bound in: a program book for a performance of Oedipus rex at Royal Festival Hall (London), on 9 November 1959; a souvenir program book for the Santa Fe Opera, fourth season, 1960; a telegram dated Santa Fe, August 1963, from Igor [Stravinsky], Vera [Stravinsky], and Bob [Craft] to Paul Horgan, sending birthday greetings; four photographs of Paul Horgan, taken at the first and dress rehearsals of Oedipus in Santa Fe; a photograph of the composer acknowledging applause (presumably at one of the Santa Fe performances of Oedipus); and a typescript and manuscript of the narrator's text.
"Narrator's text for Oedipus Rex, opera oratorio by Igor Stravinsky, translated from the French of Jean Cocteau by E.E. Cummings, and revised by Paul Horgan, Robert Craft, and Igor Stravinsky for the Santa Fe Opera production, July 12 and 14, 1960. Please return these pages to Paul Horgan"--p. 1 of typescript.
Duration: 50 min.
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963. Oedipe-roi.
Horgan, Paul, 1903-1995 former owner.
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971, inscriber.
Crosby, John, signer.
Baustian, Robert, signer.
Busch, Hans, signer.
Lockwood, Carolyn, signer.