Opera in one act
“We were a set of mad women”, that is how the first Clytemnestra described the premiere in 1909. The three female leads in this blood-soaked tragedy – here a psychological case study – are among the most passionate in the operatic repertory. Killing one’s mother to avenge one’s father was a symbolic act that held a different significance in ancient Greece than in the early twentieth century’s era of psychoanalysis…Richard Strauss’s most powerful score closes the opera in merciless C major.
Music: Richard Strauss Lyrics: Hugo von Hofmannsthal from Sofokles tragedy Elektra Stage design and costumes: Bente Lykke Møller Light design: Torben Lendorph Dramaturg: Stefan Johansson Producer: Staffan Valdemar Holm
Performed in german with swedish subtitles.
