Name: Elektra
Start: 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Arts Centre Melbourne

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Catherine Foster

Electra

Mezzo-soprano

Deborah Humble

Klytaemnestra

Anna-Louise Cole

Chrysothemis

Tenor

James Egglestone

Aegisth

Baritone

Derek Welton

Orest

Olivia Cranwell

The confidante

Maidservants

Shakira Dugan

Sally-Anne Russell

Rebecca Rashleigh

Dimity Shepherd

Conductor

Rhydderch Hael

Paul Biencourt

A young servant

Bass

Stephen Marsh

An old servant

Stage Manager

Marina Milankovic

Victorian Opera

Simon Meadows

Orest's tutor

Kathryn Radcliffe

The trainbearer

Orchestra

ANAM Orchestra

Orchestra Victoria

German

Elektra -  (Electra)

Southbank

Australia

Arts Centre Melbourne

Based on the tragedy by Sophocles, Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s opera remains one of the greatest works in the Western canon. 

Elektra yearns to avenge the murder of her father, King Agamemnon. Her brother, Orest, returns to cleanse the palace of its evil. From her obsessive beginnings to her final dance of vengeance and collapse, Elektra’s journey to catharsis is one of the great trajectories of character in operatic literature. 

Revered dramatic soprano Catherine Foster, a veteran of Bayreuth and the major opera houses of the world, sings the title role alongside a stellar Australian cast. Maestro Richard Mills conducts the combined forces of Orchestra Victoria, Australia’s opera orchestra par excellence, and the very talented young musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music. 

Don't miss this semi-stage concert, performed for one night only at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall.

Elektra Strauss,R

Public

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Contralto

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Based on the tragedy by Sophocles, Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s opera remains one of the greatest works in the Western canon. 

Elektra yearns to avenge the murder of her father, King Agamemnon. Her brother, Orest, returns to cleanse the palace of its evil. From her obsessive beginnings to her final dance of vengeance and collapse, Elektra’s journey to catharsis is one of the great trajectories of character in operatic literature. 

Revered dramatic soprano Catherine Foster, a veteran of Bayreuth and the major opera houses of the world, sings the title role alongside a stellar Australian cast. Maestro Richard Mills conducts the combined forces of Orchestra Victoria, Australia’s opera orchestra par excellence, and the very talented young musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music.

Electra by Strauss, Wed 14 Sep 2022, From (2022/2022), Conductor Rhydderch Hael, Arts Centre Melbourne, Southbank, Australia

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Reviews

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

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