Elektra
movie

Released January 01, 1994
Overview
The Otto Schenk production of Richard Strauss's "Elektra", filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera in January, 1994. Hildegard Behrens stars as Elektra, with Deborah Voigt as Chrysothemis, Brigitte Fassbaender as Klytämnestra, Donald McIntyre as Orest, and James King as Aegisth. James Levine conducts.
Cast

Hildegard Behrens
as
Elektra

Deborah Voigt
as
Chrysothemis
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Brigitte Fassbaender
as
Klytämnestra

Donald McIntyre
as
Orest

James King
as
Aegisth

Judith Goldberg
as
The Confidant
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Jean Rawn
as
The Trainbearer
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Philip Creech
as
A Young Servant

Richard Vernon
as
An Old Servant
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Herbert Perry
as
The Guardian of Orest
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Janet Hopkins
as
The Overseer of the Servants
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Ellen Rabiner
as
Maid Servant
Crew

Otto Schenk
as
Production Director

Jürgen Rose
as
Set Designer

Jürgen Rose
as
Costume Design
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Gil Wechsler
as
Lighting Coordinator

Brian Large
as
Director
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Louisa Briccetti
as
Producer
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Daniel Ankler
as
Producer

Jay David Saks
as
Sound Engineer

Sophocles
as
Original Story

Hugo von Hofmannsthal
as
Story

Richard Strauss
as
Original Music Composer