View of tenor George Shirley at recording session of Stravinsky's opera, "Oedipus Rex" for Columbia Records. Label on back: "Recording Stravinsky's 'Oedipus Rex' for Columbia Records in January, 1962, under the composer's direction. This document in sound is one of a series to be released soon in connection with the observance of Stravinsky's eightieth birthday. Mr. Shirley first sang this demanding role at Wayne University in 1955; he is scheduled to repeat it several times this summer during the Santa Fe Opera's Stravinsky Festival. The Jocasta of the recording is Shirley Verrett-Carter who will be the Carmen to Mr. Shirley's Don Jose at Spoleto in the early part of this summer." Typed on back: "George Shirley at recording session of Oedipus Rex for Columbia Records under Stravinsky's direction, January, 1962."
