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"