Strauss: Elektra

The Metropolitan Opera: Elektra

Strauss: Elektra — Plot

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
• April 30, 2016
• Runtime
• 112 min
• Genres
• Music
• Director
• Gary Halvorson

Strauss: Elektra — Cast

Nina Maria Stemme Elektra Waltraud Meier Klytaemnestra Adrianne Pieczonka Chrysothemis Eric Owens Orestes

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Burkhard Ulrich Aegisth Esa-Pekka Salonen Self - Conductor MET Orchestra Self