Elektra at Teatro alla Scala

Dates: (5/18/2014 - 6/10/2014 )

Theatre:

Teatro alla Scala

Via Filodrammatici 2
Milano,Lombardy I-20121

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Tickets: €13.00 - €210.00

Running Time: Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

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It is always a shock to relive the Mycenaean legend of Elektra, shouted by the orchestra of Strauss, that has replaced with expressionistic fury the ancient Chorus of Greek Tragedies. In the libretto by Hofmannsthal, the tale of Sophocles is reinterpreted in a dark Freudian nightmare atmosphere: a meeting of the subconscious with Greco-Germanic atrocities. The powerful single act recounts the hatred of the protagonist for her mother, Klytämnestra, who is responsible for the murder of her husband Agamemnon. Elektra dies while dancing with joy upon her brother Orest killing their mother in her sleep. The satanic story of revenge of this psychoanalytical Hellas will be aroused by the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen who will have a stellar cast at his disposal. The guilty mother will be played by Waltraud Meier, the degenerate daughter by Evelyn Herlitzius and the matricidal brother by René Pape. It will be directed by Patrice Chéreau, recently passed away, who had put on some of the most memorable productions at La Scala. If he had chosen such a raw opera, with scenes by Richard Peduzzi, he must have had something strong in mind.

Authors

Cast and Creative team for Elektra at Teatro alla Scala

Direction

Conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Staging
Patrice Chéreau
revived by
Vincent Huguet
Sets
Richard Peduzzi
Costumes
Caroline De Vivaise
Lights
Dominique Bruguière

CAST

Klytämnestra
Waltraud Meier
Elektra
Evelyn Herlitzius
Chrysothemis
Adrianne Pieczonka
Aegisth
Tom Randle
Orest
René Pape
Der Pfleger des Orest
Franz Mazura
Die Vertraute
Renate Behle
Die Schleppträgerin
Marie-Eve Munger
Ein Junger Diener
Michael Pflumm
Ein Alter Diener
Donald Mcintyre
Die Aufseherin
Renate Behle
Erste Mägd
Bonita Hyman
Zweite Mägd
Andrea Hill
Dritte Mägd
Silvia Hablowetz
Vierte Mägd
Marie-Eve Munger
Funfte Mägd
Roberta Alexander

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