Strauss Elektra (2017)

The great singing actress Nina Stemme gives a heartwrenching performance in the title role of Strausss blazing oneact drama adapted from the ancient Greek myth Patrice Chéreaus acclaimed productionthe last staging he worked on before his death in 2013also stars Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra Elektras nightmarehaunted mother Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis her sister and Eric Owens as Orest their brother whose return home brings their family story to a terrifying climax EsaPekka Salonen conducts the monumental and highly influential score