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Richard Strauss's Elektra

The Berlin Philharmonic in Strauss's most daring opera, with Nina Stemme in the title role as the tortured daughter whose mother Clytemnestra has murdered her father Agamemnon.

The Berlin Philharmonic in Strauss's most daring opera, with Nina Stemme in the title role as the tortured Elektra whose mother Clytemnestra has murdered her father Agamemnon. This concert performance given at the Berlin Philharmonie last April was the last time Nina Stemme will ever sing the role - not to be missed!

Presented by Kate Molleson in conversation with Nina Stemme.

Richard Strauss: Elektra
Elektra ..... Nina Stemme (soprano)
Chrysothemis, her sister ...... Elza van den Heever (soprano)
Klytemn盲stra, her mother ..... Michaela Schuster (mezzo-soprano)
Orest, her brother ..... Johan Reuter (baritone)
Aegisth, Klytemn盲stra's lover ..... Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (tenor)
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Kirill Petrenko

Release date:

1 hour, 43 minutes

On radio

Sat 4 Jan 2025 18:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Jan 2025 18:00