Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	13th May 1997
To	31st May 1997
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:: (T01533536393)

Sung in German with English surtitles, runs approx 105 mins (no interval).

Company	Royal Opera
Conductor	Christian Thielemann
Performer	Deborah Polaski
Performer	Hildegard Behrens
Performer	Karita Mattila
Performer	Nadine Secunde
Performer	Felicity Palmer
Performer	Jane Henschel

Listing:: L1250436455

May97: 13, 17, 19, 22, 24, 27, 31.

Production details

Sung in German with English surtitles, runs approx 105 mins (no interval). May97: 13, 17, 19, 22, 24, 27, 31.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

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