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She鈥檒l do anything for justice.
Music by Richard Strauss / Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
In German with Projected English Titles
Composed 1909
New WNO Production
This royal family is set up for royal dysfunction. Elektra has just witnessed her own mother murder her father Agamemnon, the king of ancient Mycenae. Now that she knows whose hands are bloody, Elektra is hellbent on vengeance. But when her brother returns from exile to carry out her wishes, Elektra鈥檚 obsession for revenge pushes her fractured family to the brink of destruction.
Richard Strauss鈥 masterpiece inspired by the Greek tragedy returns with a new production from Francesca Zambello. Elektra is 100 minutes of power-packed, 鈥渇asten your seatbelt鈥 opera, from its dramatic, harrowing music to its hair-raising finale. This acclaimed international cast includes superstar soprano Christine Goerke singing the title role of a daughter possessed, while acclaimed designer Bibhu Mohapatra returns to create eye-catching costumes for an extravagant Greek world. In her fixation on bloody revenge, will the determined princess finally find justice鈥r will her obsession consume her first?
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She鈥檒l do anything for justice.
Music by Richard Strauss / Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
In German with Projected English Titles
Composed 1909
New WNO Production
This royal family is set up for royal dysfunction. Elektra has just witnessed her own mother murder her father Agamemnon, the king of ancient Mycenae. Now that she knows whose hands are bloody, Elektra is hellbent on vengeance. But when her brother returns from exile to carry out her wishes, Elektra鈥檚 obsession for revenge pushes her fractured family to the brink of destruction.
Richard Strauss鈥 masterpiece inspired by the Greek tragedy returns with a new production from Francesca Zambello. Elektra is 100 minutes of power-packed, 鈥渇asten your seatbelt鈥 opera, from its dramatic, harrowing music to its hair-raising finale. This acclaimed international cast includes superstar soprano Christine Goerke singing the title role of a daughter possessed, while acclaimed designer Bibhu Mohapatra returns to create eye-catching costumes for an extravagant Greek world. In her fixation on bloody revenge, will the determined princess finally find justice鈥r will her obsession consume her first?
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