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.
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Abstract
The story of the violent revenge of Elektra, mourning the murder of her father by his wife and her lover.
Year
2001
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