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Elektra
Opéra Bastille
20h
Dress Cocktail attire
“Over the course of a slow twilight”. Such was the stage direction which Hofmannsthal gave for a performance of Elektra, the one-act tragedy of unheard-of darkness and violence by Richard Strauss. It is also an expression often used to describe the waning days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and cosmopolitan Europe, namely, the opening years of the 20th century. Everything in Robert Carsen’s production, from the shadow play and spectral apparitions to the choreography, contributes to the sense of impending doom. With its monumental orchestra and voices pushed to the limits, post-Wagnerism reaches its most extreme limits and ignites once and for all in Elektra.
Elektra
Elektra - Robert Carsen
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Music
Richard Strauss
(1864-1949) -
ConductorSemyon Bychkov
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ConductorCase Scaglione
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Libretto
Hugo Hofmannsthal (von)
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Director
Robert Carsen
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Choreography
Philippe Giraudeau
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Set design
Michael Levine
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Costume design
Vazul Matusz
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Lighting design
Robert Carsen
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Lighting design
Peter Van Praet
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Chorus master
Alessandro Di Stefano
Cast
Goerke
Elektra
Nylund
Chrysothemis
Denoke
Klytämnestra
Siegel
Aegisth
Tomasson
Orest
Rouillon
Der Pfleger des Orests
Loris
Die Vertraute der Klytämnestra
Croux
Die Schlepptragerin
Krasznec
Ein junger Diener
Tréguier
Ein alter Diener
Shaw
Die Aufseherin
Magiera
Erste Magd
Losseau
Zweite Magd
Dressen
Dritte Magd
Šarić
Vierte Magd
Wilde
Fünfte Magd
Claisse
Dienerinnen
Cobarro
Bibas
Arita
Entcheva
Petit
Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opéra national de Paris