Strauss: Elektra

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 30, 2016

Original language

English

Production

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast

Nina Maria Stemme,Waltraud Meier,Adrianne Pieczonka,Eric Owens,Burkhard Ulrich,Esa-Pekka Salonen,MET Orchestra

Director

Gary Halvorson,Patrice Chéreau

Writer

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Music

Richard Strauss

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5606474