Overview
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.
Year 2016
Studio The Metropolitan Opera
Director Gary Halvorson
Crew Patrice Chéreau (Thanks), Gary Halvorson (Director), Paul Cremo (Dramaturgy), Caroline de Vivaise (Costume Design), Richard Peduzzi (Production Design)
Popularity 3
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