Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex has appeared several times at the Edinburgh Festival and has also been staged by both Scottish Opera and Sadler's Wells. In spite of being sung in Latin, it always makes a powerful effect on audiences. Now that what used to be the standard classics are less part of popular culture than used to be the case, the Festival programme contans a warning that it - ''contains themes of incest, murder, suicide and self-harm''. It will clearly be one of the hottest tickets in town.
This event is a co-production by Scottish Opera and the Festival. It promises to be very different from previous performances, if only because of the venue - the beautiful space of the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, with its magnificent galleries. A community chorus of 100 voices is promised.
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