Richard Strauss: Elektra

Soloists:

Marjana Lipovšek, Eva Johansson, Melanie Diener

Orchestra, choir:

Zurich Opera Choir and Orchestra

Conductor:

Christoph von Dohnányi

Director:

Martin Kušej

The Zurich Opera's second groundbreaking production – Elektra, directed by Martin Kušej, received enthusiastic reviews at its premiere in 2003. Directed by Christoph von Dohnányi, one of today's finest Strauss conductors, and featuring a particularly strong cast of singers and actors, this wide-ranging interpretation of this radical work makes a powerful visual and musical impact on DVD. The female roles are particularly important, and the singers in this production are especially well suited to their roles. Eva Johansson is Elektra, Marjana Lipovšek is her murderous mother, and Melanie Diener plays the much more practical sister Chrysothemis – the opposite of her long-suffering, loyal sister.