Strauss: Elektra (2016)
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.
Director: Gary Halvorson
https://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357018477
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Nina Maria Stemme as Elektra |
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Waltraud Meier as Klytaemnestra |
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Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis |
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Eric Owens as Orestes |
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Burkhard Ulrich as Aegisth |
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Esa-Pekka Salonen as Self - Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as Self |
| Directing | Gary Halvorson | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline de Vivaise | Costume Design |
| Art | Richard Peduzzi | Production Design |
| Crew | Patrice Chéreau | Thanks |
| Crew | Paul Cremo | Dramaturgy |