Strauss: Elektra
"The Metropolitan Opera: Elektra"
Details
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.
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Cast & Crew
- Cast:Nina Maria Stemme , Waltraud Meier , Adrianne Pieczonka , Eric Owens , Burkhard Ulrich , Esa-Pekka Salonen , MET Orchestra
- Director: Gary Halvorson
