Composer Richard Strauss. Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
Tragedy in one act (1909)
recommended from the age of 16
In German language. Without surtitles due to the stage design.
Duration: approx. 1 hour 50 minutes, no intermission
Staging:
Elektra's father: murdered. Her mother and her lover Aegisth are his murderers. The neglected Elektra wants to avenge her father's murder. She has the axe for the deed, but not the strength. Then her brother Orest appears ... Plate-armored emotions! - whipped up by a huge orchestra. Top-class singers. Acclaimed staging by Herbert Wernicke. A shattering drama of the soul!
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€ 132 /115 /95 /74 /52 /30 /14 /10 Munich Opera Festival