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
Opernhaus
Revival
8-115 € / G
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Sat
30
Opernhaus
8-126 € / H
Apr 2024
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Mon
8
Opernhaus
8-115 € / G
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 Torsten Hofmann
Orest Paweł Konik
Aufseherin Catriona Smith
1. Magd Stine Marie Fischer
2. Magd Ida Ränzlöv
3. Magd Maria Theresa Ullrich
4. Magd Clare Tunney
5. Magd Esther Dierkes
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Thu
11
Opernhaus
8-115 € / G
https://www.staatsoperstuttgart.de Staatsoper Stuttgart Oberer Schloßgarten 6, 70173 Stuttgart

Mon
15
Opernhaus
8-115 € / G