Strauss R: Elektra

Strauss R: Elektra (2010) is a music film directed by Thomas Grimm rated 10.0/10.

The Nikolaus Lehnhoff production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele in 2010. Iréne Theorin stars as Elektra, with Eva-Maria Westbroek as Chrysothemis, Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra, Robert Gambill as Aegisth, and René Pape as Orest. Daniele Gatti conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.

Cast

Iréne Theorin

Elektra

Waltraud Meier

Klytämnestra

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Chrysothemis

Robert Gambill

Aegisth

René Pape

Orest

Oliver Zwarg

Orest's Tutor

Daniele Gatti

Conductor

Vienna Philharmonic