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Elektra

Opéra Bastille - from 10 May to 01 June 2022

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Elektra

Opera Richard Strauss

Sales open on 14 December 2021 at 12h00

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Opéra Bastille - from 10 May to 01 June 2022

1h40 no interval

Language : German

Surtitle : French / English

Opening night : 10 May 2022

About

In few words:

“Over the course of a slow twilight”. Such was the stage direction which Hofmannsthal gave for a performance of Elektra, the one-act tragedy of unheard-of darkness and violence by Richard Strauss. It is also an expression often used to describe the waning days of the Austro- Hungarian Empire and cosmopolitan Europe, namely, the opening years of the 20th century. Everything in Robert Carsen’s production, from the shadow play and spectral apparitions to the choreography, contributes to the sense of impending doom. With its monumental orchestra and voices pushed to the limits, post-Wagnerism reaches its most extreme limits and ignites once and for all in Elektra.

Opening
First part 100 mn
End

Quiz: Strauss, ok... but which one?

4 min

Play

Elektra

Opera in one act

Music :

Richard Strauss - (1864-1949)

Libretto :

Hugo Hofmannsthal (von)

Conductor :

Semyon Bychkov - (10 > 22 mai)

Case Scaglione - (26 mai > 1 juin)

Director :

Robert Carsen

Choreography :

Philippe Giraudeau

Set design :

Michael Levine

Costume design :

Vazul Matusz

Lighting design :

Robert Carsen

Peter Van Praet

Chorus master :

Alessandro Di Stefano
Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris
Elektra :

Christine Goerke

Chrysothemis :

Elza van den Heever

Klytämnestra :

Waltraud Meier

Aegisth :

Gerhard Siegel

Orest :

Tómas Tomasson

Performances

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Gallery

1/8 :

Elektra (saison 13/14)

2/8 :

Elektra (saison 13/14)

3/8 :

Elektra (saison 13/14)

4/8 :

Elektra (saison 13/14)

5/8 :

Elektra (saison 13/14)

6/8 :

Elektra (saison 13/14)

7/8 :

Elektra (saison 13/14)

8/8 :

Elektra (saison 13/14)

1/5:

[TRAILER] ELEKTRA by Richard Strauss

2/5:

[EXTRAIT] ELEKTRA by Richard Strauss (Caroline Whisnant & Evgeny Nikitin)

3/5:

[EXTRAIT] ELEKTRA by Richard Strauss (Waltraud Meier)

4/5:

[EXTRAIT] ELEKTRA by Richard Strauss (Ricarda Merbeth & Caroline Whisnant)

5/5:

[EXTRAIT] ELEKTRA by Richard Strauss

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