CinemaOSMovie · 2016 · 1h 52m

Strauss: Elektra

The Metropolitan Opera: Elektra

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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.

Directed byGary Halvorson, Patrice Chéreau

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
EN
Released
April 30, 2016
Studios
The Metropolitan Opera

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Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Nina Maria Stemme

Nina Maria Stemme

Elektra

Waltraud Meier

Waltraud Meier

Klytaemnestra

Adrianne Pieczonka

Adrianne Pieczonka

Chrysothemis

Eric Owens

Eric Owens

Orestes

Burkhard Ulrich

Aegisth

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Self - Conductor

MET Orchestra

MET Orchestra

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Gary Halvorson
Gary Halvorson
Patrice Chéreau
Patrice Chéreau
Written by
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Hugo von Hofmannsthal

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