Word: jocasta
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Just as impressive, in her own way, is the Jocasta of Lisa Rosenfarb. She projects the dignity of the queen of Thebes, and at the same time retains the tenderness of a loving wife. And to watch the horror of realization steal into her eyes as she recognizes that Oedipus is her own son is to witness a consumate piece of acting. A similar attention to the details of a performance can be found in Philip McCopy's portrayal of Tiresias, the blind prophet. In his single but long scene, the man personifies all the calm certaintly of truth...
...Said of Oedipus by the chorus at the close of Oedipus Tyrannus. Finding his native Thebes terrorized by a Sphinx that slew all who could not answer her riddles, Oedipus answered her correctly, and the Sphinx destroyed herself. He then married Jocasta, by whom he had four children, not knowing she was his own mother, or that he had killed his own father. *The Greek god of love, better known these days as Cupid...
Paul Tibbetts' strong bass voice appeared to excellent advantage in the role of Creon. While Oscar Henry's lyric tenor lacked the force required by the dramatic role of Oedipus, it was none the less appealing. Miss Alberts made Jocasta's fascinating aria one of the evening's high points. The "Oedipus" was marred only by a badly written narration which broke up the tenseness of the work...