Antigonae (Antigone), written by Carl Orff, was first presented on 9 August 1949 under the direction of Ferenc Fricsay in the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg, Austria, as part of the Salzburg Festival. Antigonae is in Orff's words a "musical setting" for the Greek tragedy of the same name by Sophocles. However, it functions as an opera.

Original Name Antigonae
Librettist (German translation of Sophocles' play by Friedrich Hölderlin)
Date of composition 1949
Premiered 1949, August 9th (Felsenreitschule) in Salzburg, Austria
Type Opera
Instruments Orchestra
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Antigonae
Voice (Bass) - A messenger
Voice (Tenor) - A guard
Voice (Soprano) - Eurydice
Voice (Tenor) - Haemon
Voice (Contralto) - Ismene
Voice (Baritone) - Kreon
Voice (Tenor) - Tiresias
Autotranslations beta Carl Orff: Antigone
Carl Orff: Antigone
Carl Orff: Antigone