Elektra

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Charles Dutoit, Conductor
Eva Johansson, Soprano (Elektra)
Melanie Diener, Soprano (Chrysothemis)
Jane Henschel, Mezzo-soprano (Klytemnästra)
Ain Anger, Bass (Orest)
Siegfried Jerusalem, Tenor (Aegist)

Strauss - Elektra (opera in concert) – FIRST PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES

Strauss's scandalous retelling of Sophocles's Greek tragedy is imagined through an impossibly-demanding score for a large orchestra and a brave cast of daring singers. In 1909, and perhaps still today, this was the most progressive and daunting operatic work ever written. A century later these performances are the pinnacle of Maestro Dutoit's tenure.