Organization

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Waltraud Meier

Klytaemnestra

Soprano

Iréne Theorin

Electra

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Chrysothemis

Tenor

Robert Gambill

Aegisth

Baritone

René Pape

Orest

Bass

Oliver Zwarg

Orest's tutor

Benjamin Hulett

A young servant

Josef Stangl

An old servant

Orla Boylan

The confidante

Anita Watson

Fifth maid

Stephanie Atanasov

Second maid

Eva Leitner

Fourth maid

Arina Holecek

Barbara Reiter

The trainbearer

Conductor

Daniele Gatti

Stage director

Nikolaus Lehnhoff

Costume designer

Andrea Schmidt-Futterer

Set designer

Raimund Bauer

Salzburger Festspiele

Others

Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus

Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Orchestra

Wiener Philharmoniker

German

Elektra -  (Electra)

Salzburg

Austria

Großes Festspielhaus

Swedish soprano Iréne Theorin gives an impressive role debut as Elektra, just as Wagner singer Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra. They are complemented by Eva-Maria Westbroek's Chrysothemis and René Pape's Orest. In his interpretation of Strauss' one-act masterpiece, conductor Daniele Gatti explores the radical side of the Expressionist score, while not neglecting the late 19th-century lyricism either. His musical vision harmonizes perfectly with the forbidding atmosphere conveyed by director Nikolaus Lehnhoff and his set designer.

Elektra Strauss,R

Public

English

Approved

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