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The result was: promoted by BorgQueen talk 19:40, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Oedipus (opera)

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Rihm in 2007

• ... that the world premiere of Oedipus by Wolfgang Rihm (pictured) in 1987 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin was broadcast live? Source: [1]
  • ALT1: ... that .the orchestra for the opera Oedipus by Wolfgang Rihm (pictured) has no string players except two solo violins playing after the title character blinds himself? Source: Schreiber
  • ALT2: ... that Wolfgang Rihm (pictured) said about the music of his 1987 opera Oedipus: "Sound is a weapon here – or a scalpel?"? Source: [2]
  • Reviewed: William Pope (priest)

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2114 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:32, 3 August 2024 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I think hook 2 is more interesting here, correct me if I'm wrong, but a live opera seems normal to me, and hook 1 seems a bit too complicated for normal readers. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 11:32, 5 August 2024 (UTC)