Strauss: Elektra

"The Metropolitan Opera: Elektra"

2016 1h 52m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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The great singing actress Nina Stemme gives a heart-wrenching performance in the title role of Strauss’s blazing one-act drama, adapted from the ancient Greek myth. Patrice Chéreau’s acclaimed production—the last staging he worked on before his death in 2013—also stars Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra, Elektra’s nightmare-haunted mother, Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis, her sister, and Eric Owens as Orest, their brother, whose return home brings their family story to a terrifying climax. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the monumental and highly influential score.

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Cast

Nina Maria Stemme
Elektra
Waltraud Meier
Klytaemnestra
Adrianne Pieczonka
Chrysothemis
Eric Owens
Orestes
Burkhard Ulrich
Aegisth
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Self - Conductor
MET Orchestra
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Halvorson
Writers: Hugo von Hofmannsthal

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1 / 7

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Strauss. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Nina Maria Stemme and Waltraud Meier and Adrianne Pieczonka carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The Metropolitan Opera: Elektra".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5606474 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Gary Halvorson directs. Richard Strauss scores.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Richard Strauss. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Nina Maria Stemme and Waltraud Meier and Adrianne Pieczonka carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The Metropolitan Opera: Elektra".
6IMDB entry: tt5606474 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.