Elektra, Op. 58, is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which he adapted from his 1903 drama Elektra. The opera was the first of many collaborations between Strauss and Hofmannsthal. It was first performed at the Dresden State Opera on 25 January 1909. It was dedicated to his friends Natalie and Willy Levin.
Librettist | Hugo von Hofmannsthal |
Date of composition | 1908 (1906-1908) |
Premiered | 1909, January 25th in Dresden, Germany |
First published | 1908 |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | TrV 223 |
Approx. duration | 100 minutes |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Chorus/Choir Voice (Soprano) - Elektra (Electra), Agamemnon's daughter Voice (Soprano) - Chrysothemis, daughter of Klytemnestra, sister of Elektra Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Klytaemnestra (Clytemnestra), Agamemnon's widow Voice (Soprano) - Confidante of Klytemnestra Voice (Soprano) - Trainbearer of Klytemnestra Voice (Tenor) - A young servant Voice (Bass) - An old servant Voice (Baritone) - Orest (Orestes), son of Agamemnon Voice (Bass) - Orest's tutor Voice (Tenor) - Aegisth (Aegisthus), Klytaemnestra's paramour Voice (Soprano) - An overseer Voice (Contralto) - First maid Voice (Soprano) - Second maid Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Third maid Voice (Soprano) - Fourth maid Voice (Soprano) - Fifth maid |
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Autotranslations beta |
Richard Strauss: Elektra, TrV 223 "Tragedy in One Act" Richard Strauss: Elektra, TrV 223 "Tragedy in One Act" Richard Strauss: Elektra, TrV 223 "Tragedy in One Act" |