Strauss: Elektra 2016
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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.
- Released: 2016-04-30
- Runtime: 112 minutes
- Genre: Music
- Stars: Nina Maria Stemme, Waltraud Meier, Adrianne Pieczonka, Eric Owens, Burkhard Ulrich
- Director: Patrice Chéreau, Gary Halvorson, Paul Cremo, Caroline de Vivaise, Richard Peduzzi
