Strauss R: Elektra

“Elektra by Richard Strauss at the Salzburger Festspiele”

The Nikolaus Lehnhoff production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele in 2010. Iréne Theorin stars as Elektra, with Eva-Maria Westbroek as Chrysothemis, Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra, Robert Gambill as Aegisth, and René Pape as Orest. Daniele Gatti conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.

Director

Thomas Grimm

Music

Richard Strauss

Screenplay

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Status

Released

Release date

01/08/2010

Original language

German