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Antigone
In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and his mother Jocasta. The meaning of the name is, as in the case of the masculine equivalent Antigonus, "worthy of one's parents" or "in place of one's parents".
In Sophocles.
The story of Antigone was addressed by the fifth-century BC Greek playwright Sophocles in his Theban plays:
In Sophocles Oedipus Rex.
Antigone and her sister Ismene are seen at the end of
Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Gerd Albrecht, Capriccio
- Wagner: "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg", Sep. 1994, Bayerischen Staatsoper conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch, EMI Classics
- Mendelssohn: "Antigone", Jan. 1995, Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Stefan Soltesz, Capriccio
- Haydn: "The Creation", Feb. 1995, Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti, Decca
- Busoni: "Arlecchino", Mar. 1995, Berliner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester conducted by Gerd Albrecht