Strauss: Elektra (2016)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2016-04-30
Runtime: 112 minutes
Director: Gary Halvorson
Top Cast
- Nina Maria Stemme as Elektra
- Waltraud Meier as Klytaemnestra
- Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis
- Eric Owens as Orestes
- Burkhard Ulrich as Aegisth
- Esa-Pekka Salonen as Self - Conductor
- MET Orchestra as Self
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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