Strauss: Elektra
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.
Cast
Nina Maria Stemme
as Elektra
Waltraud Meier
as Klytaemnestra
Adrianne Pieczonka
as Chrysothemis
Eric Owens
as Orestes
Burkhard Ulrich
as Aegisth
Esa-Pekka Salonen
as Self - Conductor
MET Orchestra
as Self
