Name: Elektra
Start: 2024-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Organization

Conductor

Cornelius Meister

Singer

Soprano

Iréne Theorin

Electra

Mezzo-soprano

Violeta Urmana

Klytaemnestra

Baritone

Paweł Konik

Orest

Tenor

Matthias Klink

Aegisth

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Orchestra

Staatsorchesters Stuttgart

Simone Schneider

Chrysothemis

Catriona Smith

The overseer

Contralto

Stine Marie Fischer

First maid

Ida Ränzlöv

Second maid

Maria Theresa Ullrich

Third maid

Clare Tunney

Fourth maid

Esther Dierkes

Fifth maid

German

Elektra -  (Electra)

Paris

France

Elektra Strauss

Public

French

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Bass

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Premier ouvrage de la légendaire collaboration entre Richard Strauss et Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Elektra est un ouvrage sombre et démesuré, qui n’a de cesse de fasciner par sa puissance musicale et dramatique. Sa partition et son rôle principal sont uniques dans la littérature lyrique, et Strauss, grand peintre du timbre, nous entraîne au cœur d’une violence musicale et vocale jusqu’alors sans précédent. En un acte, et un peu moins d'1h45, le musicien traque et dissèque les errances et fulgurances de la psyché humaine, en se basant sur la tragédie de Sophocle, remaniée par Hugo Von Hofmannstahl. Pour venger le sacrifice de sa fille Iphigénie, la reine Clytemnestre assassine son mari, le roi Agamemnon. Le meurtre de celui-ci appelle la vengeance de leur fille Elektra. Mais tuer sa mère n'est pas chose aisée et l’engrenage de la vengeance s’emballe. Ici Strauss met à rude épreuve les chanteurs et surtout son rôle-titre. Elektra est une véritable épreuve de force pour la soprano et réputée pour être l'un  des rôles les plus difficiles du répertoire lyrique. Iréne Theorin est l’une de ses meilleures interprètes du moment, stupéfiante d’intensité dramatique et vocale comme à Munich encore récemment. A ses côtés, la Clytemnestre de Violetta Urmana sera sans nul doute à la hauteur face à la puissance d’Elektra.

Production Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

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This work marks the start of the legendary collaboration between Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Elektra is a dark and wild work whose musical and dramatic power never ceases to fascinate. The score and main role are unique in the lyric repertoire and Strauss, a great tonal painter, immerses us in unprecedented musical and vocal violence. In a single act lasting just under 1 hour and 45 minutes, the musician traces and dissects the meanderings and flashes of radiance of the human psyche based on Sophocles’ tragedy reworked by Hugo Von Hofmannstahl. To avenge the sacrifice of her daughter Iphigenia, Queen Clytemnestra murders her husband, King Agamemnon. His murder invokes the revenge of their daughter Elektra. But it is not easy to kill your mother and vengeance sets in motion an unstoppable chain of events. Strauss puts the singers through their paces, especially the title role. Elektra is a true test of strength for the soprano and is reputed to be one of the most difficult roles in the operatic repertoire. With the extraordinary dramatic and vocal intensity she recently demonstrated in Munich, Iréne Theorin is one of the finest performers in this role today. Violetta Urmana’s Clytemnestra will be more than a match for Elektra’s power.

Electra by Strauss, From (2024/2024), Conductor Cornelius Meister, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

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