Strauss: Elektra 2016 Directed by Gary Halvorson
The Metropolitan Opera: 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
USA
Language
English
Gnere
Music
Production Company
The Metropolitan Opera
Release Date 30 April 2016
112 mins
Cast
Nina Maria Stemme
Elektra
Waltraud Meier
Klytaemnestra
Adrianne Pieczonka
Chrysothemis
Eric Owens
Orestes
Burkhard Ulrich
Aegisth
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Self - Conductor
MET Orchestra
Self
