Strauss: Elektra 8 years old

The Metropolitan Opera: Elektra

The great singing actress Nina Stemme gives a heart-wrenching performance in the title role of Strauss’s blazing one-act drama, adapted from the ancient Greek myth. Patrice Chéreau’s acclaimed production—the last staging he worked on before his death in 2013—also stars Waltraud Meier as Klytämnestra, Elektra’s nightmare-haunted 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. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the monumental and highly influential score.

Credits

Strauss: Elektra Cast

Name	Character
Waltraud Meier She was 61, now 68 years old	as Klytaemnestra

Strauss: Elektra Crew

Name	Department
Caroline de Vivaise as Costume Design. She was 17 (now 24) years old	Costume & Make-Up
Richard Peduzzi as Production Design. He was 74 (now 81) years old	Art
Patrice Chéreau as Thanks. He was 72 (68) years old when He died	Crew
Gary Halvorson as Director. He was 17 (now 24) years old	Directing