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
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