Organization

Dirigent

Dirigent (+2)

Cornelius Meister

Sopraan (+2)

Iréne Theorin

Elektra

Mezzosopraan (+3)

Violeta Urmana

Klytämnestra

Bariton (+2)

Paweł Konik

Orest

Tenor

Matthias Klink

Aegisth

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Orchestra

Staatsorchesters Stuttgart

Sopraan (+1)

Simone Schneider

Chrysothemis

Sopraan (+3)

Catriona Smith

Die Aufseherin

Alto-mezzo (+3)

Stine Marie Fischer

Erste Magd

Mezzosopraan (+4)

Ida Ränzlöv

Zweite Magd

Maria Theresa Ullrich

Dritte Magd

Clare Tunney

Vierte Magd

Esther Dierkes

Fünfte Magd

This work marks the start of the legendary collaboration between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Elektra is a dark and wild work whose musical and dramatic power never ceases to fascinate. The score and main role are unique in the lyric repertoire and Strauss, a great tonal painter, immerses us in unprecedented musical and vocal violence. In a single act lasting just under 1 hour and 45 minutes, the musician traces and dissects the meanderings and flashes of radiance of the human psyche based on Sophocles’ tragedy reworked by Hugo Von Hofmannstahl. To avenge the sacrifice of her daughter Iphigenia, Queen Clytemnestra murders her husband, King Agamemnon. His murder invokes the revenge of their daughter Elektra. But it is not easy to kill your mother and vengeance sets in motion an unstoppable chain of events. Strauss puts the singers through their paces, especially the title role. Elektra is a true test of strength for the soprano and is reputed to be one of the most difficult roles in the operatic repertoire. With the extraordinary dramatic and vocal intensity she recently demonstrated in Munich, Iréne Theorin is one of the finest performers in this role today. Violetta Urmana’s Clytemnestra will be more than a match for Elektra’s power.

Elektra, Strauss

Cast

Elektra

Klytämnestra

Orest

Aegisth

Chrysothemis

Die Aufseherin

Erste Magd

Zweite Magd

Dritte Magd

Vierte Magd

Fünfte Magd

Productieteam

Dirigent

Instrumentatie

Producent

Producent

Ensemble

Orkest

Co-producent

Recensies 1

Foto's

Ontdek

Componist

Beschrijving

Productie synopsis

Speellocaties

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Parijs, Frankrijk