Strauss: Elektra

The great singing actress Nina Stemme gives a heart-wrenching performance in the title role of Strauss’s blazing one-act drama, adapted from the ancient Greek myth. Patrice Chéreau’s acclaimed production—the last staging he worked on before his death in 2013—also stars Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra, Elektra’s nightmare-haunted mother, Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis, her sister, and Eric Owens as Orest, their brother, whose return home brings their family story to a terrifying climax. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the monumental and highly influential score.

Country:

Genre:

Music

Duration:

112 minutes

Year:

2016

Director:

Gary Halvorson

)}

Company:

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast:

Elektra

Klytaemnestra

Chrysothemis

Orestes

Aegisth

Crew:

Thanks

Director

Dramaturgy

Costume Design

Production Design