Strauss R: Elektra (2010)

  • NR
  • 08/01/2010 (US)
  • Music
  • 1h 49m

Elektra by Richard Strauss at the Salzburger Festspiele

Overview

The Nikolaus Lehnhoff production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele in 2010. Iréne Theorin stars as Elektra, with Eva-Maria Westbroek as Chrysothemis, Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra, Robert Gambill as Aegisth, and René Pape as Orest. Daniele Gatti conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.

Thomas Grimm

Director

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Writer

Cast

Iréne Theorin's headshot

Iréne Theorin

Elektra
Waltraud Meier's headshot

Waltraud Meier

Klytämnestra
Eva-Maria Westbroek's headshot

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Chrysothemis
Robert Gambill's headshot

Robert Gambill

Aegisth
René Pape's headshot

René Pape

Orest
Oliver Zwarg's headshot

Oliver Zwarg

Orest's Tutor
Daniele Gatti's headshot

Daniele Gatti

Conductor
Wiener Philharmoniker's headshot

Wiener Philharmoniker

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