Christine Goerke, Jill Grove Elektra Photo by: Dan Rest Photo

From: BWW Blog: Paul Hopper - Ready, Set, Blood! The Unique Demands of Strauss's ELEKTRA

This week marks the first Houston Grand Opera appearance in 25 years of the most harrowing night of opera in the repertoire: Richard Strauss's 1909 bloodcurdling ELEKTRA. Hailing from one of Greek mythology's most notorious royal families, ELEKTRA follows the title character's quest to avenge her father's murder.