Strauss: Elektra
"The Metropolitan Opera: Elektra"
Overview
The great singing actress Nina Stemme gives a heart-wrenching performance in the title role of Strauss’s blazing one-act drama, adapted from the ancient Greek myth. Patrice Chéreau’s acclaimed production—the last staging he worked on before his death in 2013—also stars Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra, Elektra’s nightmare-haunted mother, Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis, her sister, and Eric Owens as Orest, their brother, whose return home brings their family story to a terrifying climax. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the monumental and highly influential score.
About Strauss: Elektra (2016)
Released in 2016, Strauss: Elektra is a music film from The Metropolitan Opera (US). It was directed by Gary Halvorson and Patrice Chéreau and written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The cast is led by Nina Maria Stemme, Waltraud Meier, Adrianne Pieczonka, Eric Owens and Burkhard Ulrich. With a runtime of 1h 52m, the film averages 6.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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