In one of strausss most inventive scores yet, elektra is an intense and powerful piece not to be missed. Elektra elkezdi elkepzelni azt a napot, amikor az apja bosszut all majd, az azt koveto unnepsegen, amelyben a diadalmas tanc vezet. Even though her sister tries to console her, she plans her revenge when her brother orestes returns. This is an index of libretto pages in the internet known to me. Performed in german with german and english supertitles. Just as violetta dominates verdis great opera, so elektra carries that of strauss. Maybe strauss elektra a gruesome tale of one very dysfunctional family, courtesy of richard strauss intense oneact opera. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It was first performed at the dresden state opera on january 25, 1909. Reimagined on the set of a 1920s german film studio, an actress mental state unravels as she slowly believes herself to be the real elektra of ancient greece. Liksom operan salome tillhor elektra ett av strauss tidiga operaverk. San francisco operas production of richard strauss elektra opens in a new staging by acclaimed english director keith warner at the war memorial opera.
They are ordered by composer and name of the opera. Watch movie and read libretto and translation of allein weh ganz allein, an aria for soprano from the german opera elektra by richard strauss. Strauss wrote the music and hofmannsthal the libretti for five more operas over the next 20 years. The opera was the first of many collaborations between strauss and hofmannsthal. Booklet in english, french, german, includes repertoire notes by michael kennedy, essay myth and psychoanalysis in hofmannsthals elektra by gerd uekermann, session photographs, and synopsis and libretto. It wasnt until 1906 that they could actually start work together on elektra, by which time, strauss, to hofmannsthals alarm, began dithering. Richard strauss, georg solti, vienna philharmonic orchestra. However, it is in the public domain in canada where imslp is hosted and other countries where the term is lifeplus50 years such as china, japan, korea and many others worldwide. Hofmannsthals libretto is one of his most symbolic and complex, though the poet showed a lighter side when he.
Title the woman without a shadow composer strauss, richard. Will elektra be able to gain her revenge, or will her mother win. Elektra opera in one act by richard strauss, libretto by. With esapekka salonen, renee fleming, nina stemme, waltraud meier. Wolzogen the english text by william wallace music by richard strauss vocal score. Elektra runs out of the house which is already growing dark. It was first performed at the dresden state opera on 25 january 1909. In the wake of the trojan war, elektra s world has come unmoored. Richard strauss regietheater elektra in san francisco is. Comedy for music in three acts the metropolitan opera classics library by richard. When the text for the scene where elektra recognises her brother was complete, strauss wrote with delight that his new partner was a natural librettist. Four strauss opera libretti responsibility with international phonetic alphabet transcriptions, word for word translations, including a guide to the german i. Reimagined on the set of a 1920s german film studio, an actress mental state unravels as she slowly believes herself to be the. Slipcase housing a twochamber jewel case and a 116page booklet with album credits, liner notes and synopsis in english, french and german.
First performance at weimar, grossherzogliches hoftheater on 10 may 1894. Janos gereben writes for san francisco classical voice and san francisco examiner his email is email protected. Richard strauss, leopold ludwig, philharmonisches staatsorchester, regina resnik, gladys kuchta, hans sotin, ingrid bjoner strauss. Responsibility with international phonetic alphabet transcriptions, word for word translations, including a guide to the german i. Strauss in concert zschau, voigt, randova 1993 youtube the incomparable birgit nilsson duration. Elektra music by richard strauss english subtitles. Elektra on the other hand has a mixture of night and day, dark and light. He wanted a libretto on a different subject, he told. Both cast listings were a hash of english and german. Running time 1 hour, 40 minutes with no intermission. Composed by richard strauss 18641949, elektra is a oneact opera set in ancient greece. The classic tragedy of elektra retold in words and in music. The opera received its premiere performance at the nationaltheater munchen on 28 october 1942.
Clemens krauss and strauss wrote the german libretto. Elektra mourns for her father who was recently murdered because of her mother. The role of elektra has most of its other exponents sounding strained because of strauss s demands. It was dedicated to his friends natalie and willy levin. Stars evelyn herlitzius elektra, waltraud meier klytamnestra, adrianne pieczonka chrysothemis, mikhail petrenko orest, tom randle aegisth, franz. English version by alfred kalisch see other formats. However, nilssons gleaming high register and extraordinary stamina allowed her to sing and act the part without forcing. Mar 20, 2003 it wasnt until 1906 that they could actually start work together on elektra, by which time, strauss, to hofmannsthals alarm, began dithering. For this reason, the best elektras have often been great. Elektra electra, daughter of agamemnon and klytemnestra voice part. Strauss finally gave in, provided two changes were made. In some cases we have included scores of operatic works, mainly for most important works, or if a libretto was not available. By richard strauss language sung in german with projected english translations.
In one of strauss s most inventive scores yet, elektra is an intense and powerful piece not to be missed. It was first performed at the konigliches opernhaus on 25 january 1909. Capriccio, 19401, libretto by strauss and clemens krauss. Elektra visszater a napi ritualeert az apja emlekere, aki trojabol valo visszaterese utan klutaimnesztra es aigisztosz altal furdott, es az udvarra huzodott. Salomeelektra richard strauss national library of australia. Elektras score by richard strauss heightens the dramatic tension of the plot and will leave you feeling unsettled in the best way possible. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oct 28, 2011 on world of opera, host lisa simeone brings us strauss s elektra in a production from the washington national opera, presented at the kennedy center for the performing arts in washington, d. Richard strauss wiener philharmoniker solti elektra.
Directed 20 by patrice chereau at the aixenprovence summer festival. In a transparent performance of elektra this development can clearly be seen. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Strauss opera elektra, based on the famous tragedy about a princess hellbent on revenge, is as intense and gripping as opera gets. Her subtle characterization matches the febrile intent of the libretto and music. However, the genesis of the libretto came from stefan zweig in the 1930s, and joseph gregor further.
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