Richard Strauss

Elektra

by Richard Strauss
Tragedy in one act
Poetry by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
in german with german surtitles

Elektra witnesses her father being killed by his own wife. Elektra yearns for her brother Orest's return, hoping that he will avenge their father's death. But then she receives the news of Orest having been killed in an accident.
With Elektra, which premiered in 1909, Strauss was leading the avant-garde of his time.
Co-Production with Det Kongelige Teater Kopenhagen
Location
Opernhaus
Duration
1 hour 50 min without interval
World premiere
1909 in Dresden
Recommended age
from grade 9
There will be a german introduction 45 minutes before the performance at foyer I. floor.
Mar 2024
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Wed
27
19:00 – 21:00
Opernhaus
Revival, Stuzubis 10 € already on presale!
Cast
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Sat
30
19:00 – 21:00
Opernhaus
Stuzubis 10 € already on presale!
8 / 18,50 / 29 / 43 / 58 / 72 / 90 / 108 / 126 €
Cast
Musikalische Leitung Cornelius Meister
Inszenierung Peter Konwitschny
Bühne und Kostüme Hans-Joachim Schlieker
Video Signe Krogh
Licht Manfred Voss
Chor Manuel Pujol
Dramaturgie Werner Hintze, Juliane Votteler, Jens Schroth
Klytämnestra Violeta Urmana
Elektra Iréne Theorin
Chrysothemis Simone Schneider
Aegisth Matthias Klink
Orest Paweł Konik
Pfleger des Orest Sebastian Bollacher
Vertraute Anna Matyuschenko
Schleppträgerin Lena Spohn
Junger Diener Alexander Efanov
Alter Diener Daniel Kaleta
Aufseherin Catriona Smith
1. Magd Stine Marie Fischer
2. Magd Ida Ränzlöv
3. Magd Alexandra Ionis
4. Magd Clare Tunney
5. Magd Esther Dierkes
Agamemnon Peer Oscar Musinowski
Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
Apr 2024
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Mon
8
19:30 – 21:30
Opernhaus
Stuzubis 10 € already on presale!
8 / 17 / 26 / 40 / 53 / 66 / 82 / 99 / 115 €
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Thu
11
19:30 – 21:30
Opernhaus
Stuzubis 10 € already on presale!
8 / 17 / 26 / 40 / 53 / 66 / 82 / 99 / 115 €
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Mon
15
19:30 – 21:30
Opernhaus
Stuzubis 10 € already on presale!
8 / 17 / 26 / 40 / 53 / 66 / 82 / 99 / 115 €

Trailer

Photo Gallery