Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	31st March 2003
To	19th April 2003
When	Mar 31, Apr 4, 8, 12, 18 at 19:30, Apr 19 at 19:00
Prices	From £4.00. To £130.00.
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Elektra

Work:: Elektra (S1923)

An operatic psychodrama and the first opera to be influenced by the theories of Freud. Premiered in 1909 when it caused a storm this story is a free adaptation of Sophocles tragedy.

Music	Strauss
Lyrics	Hofmannsthal
Book by	Sophocles

Production:: (T0255215547)

Sung in German with English surtitles. running time: 1 hour 50 minutes (no interval). New Production. Supported (2003) by the Benefactors' Circle.

Company	Royal Opera
Conductor	Christoph von Dohnanyi
Design	Charles Edwards
Costume	Brigitte Reiffenstuel
Performer	Anne Schwanewilms (Chrysothemis)
Performer	Felicity Palmer (Klytemnestra)
Performer	Siegfried Jerusalem (Aegistheus)
Performer	John Tomlinson (Orestes)
Performer	Frances McCafferty (Maid)
Performer	Ekaterina Gubanova (Maid)
Performer	Gillian Knight (Maid)
Performer	Gweneth-Ann Jeffers (Maid)
Performer	Rebecca Nash (Maid)
Performer	Christine Bunning (Overseer)
Performer	Darren Jeffrey (Orests's Tutor)
Performer	Alasdair Elliott (Young Servant)
Performer	Jonathan May (Old Servant)

Listing:: L0393517100

Production details

Sung in German with English surtitles. running time: 1 hour 50 minutes (no interval). New Production. Supported (2003) by the Benefactors' Circle.

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