| Weight | 0.020 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 15 × 21 cm |
Elektra – Richard Strauss Programme – Season 2017/18
€10.00
The Greek National Opera inaugurates the new chapter in its history at its new premises at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center with an ambitious venture, having chosen an insuperable operatic masterpiece with a Greek storyline as its first work; none other than Richard Strauss’ Elektra based on the tragedy of that name by Sophocles. Elektra was presented in a new ambitious production, conducted by Vassilis Christopoulos and directed by Yannis Kokkos, who also signs the sets, on October 15, 18, 22, 26, 31, 2017, at the Greek National Opera’s Stavros Niarchos Hall at the SNFCC.
Elektra has been dubbed one of the most important, yet also most demanding, 20th century operas. Staging the work was a major challenge for the Greek National Opera and its musical ensembles because the particularly complex score, in which Strauss pushes expressionistic delivery to the limits, almost touching upon tonality, requires around 110 musical
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