Elektra / The Metropolitan Opera ; production, Herbert Graf ; [music by] Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; producer, Clemente D'Alessio ; directed by Brian Large.



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Opera in one act. Originally broadcast January 28, 1981 as part of the Live from the Met series on PBS. Introduction and synopsis (1 folded sheet ([6] p.) : ill. ; 18 cm.) inserted in container. Performance recorded on February 16, 1980 at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center, New York City. Camera, Juan Barrera ... [et al.] ; stage direction, Paul Mills. Birgit Nilsson (Elektra) ; Leonie Rysanek (Chrysothemis) ; Mignon Dunn (Klytämnestra) ; Robert Nagy (Aegisth) ; Donald McIntyre (Orest) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor. Sung in German with English subtitles.

Title
Elektra / The Metropolitan Opera ; production, Herbert Graf ; [music by] Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; producer, Clemente D'Alessio ; directed by Brian Large.
Artist
Graf, Herbert, 1903 or 1904-1973. Production.
Subjects
Language
German, English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
The story of the violent revenge of Elektra, mourning the murder of her father by his wife and her lover.
Year
2001
Original Publisher(s)
Digital Publisher(s)