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Elektra | Stage Door Society

Elektra

Richard Strauss

Opera·Premiered 1909·Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal·tragedy · german · expressionist

Currently playing worldwide

1 production across 1 country

- San Francisco OperaSan Francisco · Now – Jun 27
  Venue

Synopsis

A daughter consumed by vengeance awaits the return of her brother to avenge their father's murder.

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No Role Specified

Karita Mattila
7 performances

Klytämnestra

Karita Mattila
4 performances
Waltraud Meier
3 recordings

Chrysothemis

Karita Mattila
4 performances

Aegisth

Norbert Ernst
3 recordings

Most frequently performed at

Metropolitan Opera House
11 appearances · last in 2018
San Francisco Opera
6 appearances · last in 2026

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