The production of Romanian composer, George Enescu’s only opera, Oedipe, presented by the Opéra National de Paris, which debuted on 14 October, restores a neglected masterpiece to the repertoire. Oedipe was first performed in 1936 and has rarely been performed in fully staged form since.
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