Music · Germany · 2010 · 1h 49m

Strauss R: Elektra

Strauss R: Elektra poster
Director
Thomas Grimm
Cast
Iréne Theorin as Elektra Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra Eva-Maria Westbroek as Chrysothemis Robert Gambill as Aegisth René Pape as Orest Oliver Zwarg as Orest's Tutor
Crew
Richard Strauss — Original Music Composer Hugo von Hofmannsthal — Writer Andrea Schmidt-Futterer — Costume Design
Tagline

Elektra by Richard Strauss at the Salzburger Festspiele

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
operaconcertclassical music
Key Collaborators
Thomas Grimm Director Richard Strauss Original Music Composer Hugo von Hofmannsthal Writer Andrea Schmidt-Futterer Costume Design
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