Elektra

Nina Stemme takes on the title role of Strauss's powerful drama, in Patrice Chéreau's acclaimed new production. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts, and Waltraud Meie...,

To inaugurate Patrice Chéreau’s exhilarating production of Strauss’s Elektra in 2016, the Met assembled a cast of powerhouse dramatic voices. Experience this bold modern drama, featuring soprano Nina Stemme in the title role and bass-baritone Eric Owens as Orest, as tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. Their performance is available tonight, July 6, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, July 7, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Demand apps. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—including Playbills, articles, podcasts, and more—at metopera.org/StraussWeek.,