Movie Description

Strauss: Elektra

(2016)

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.

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Original TitleStrauss: Elektra

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2016-04-30

Original Language

Runtime 01h 52m

Homepagehttps://www.metopera.org/season/on-demand/opera/?upc=811357018477

Production CompaniesThe Metropolitan Opera

Genres

  • Music