Name: Elektra
Start: 2024-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Staatstheater

Organization

Stage director

Karsten Wiegand

Set designer

Video designer

Costume designer

Judith Adam

Dramaturge

Frederike Prick-Hoffmann

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Katrin Gerstenberger

Klytaemnestra

Soprano

Elena Batoukova-Kerl

Electra

Megan Marie Hart

Chrysothemis

Baritone

Georg Festl

Orest

Julian Orlishausen

Conductor

Daniel Cohen

Staatstheater Darmstadt

Orchestra

Staatsorchester Darmstadt

Tenor

Matthew Vickers

Aegisth

Richard Schwennicke

Bass

Johannes Seokhoon Moon

Orest's tutor

Natalie Rose Havens

The confidante

Lena Sutor-Wernich

1 Frau. Alt

Jana Baumeister

The trainbearer

Johanna Brault

2 Frau. Mezzo

Kommunikation

Sophia Betz

Co-Regie

Stephan Krautwald

Chorus master

Alice Meregaglia

Studienleitung

Musikalische Einstudierung

Irina Skhirtladze

Sprachcoaching

Ansi Verwey

3. Frau. Sopran

An old servant

The overseer

A young servant

Others

Chor des Staatstheaters Darmstadt

Sound designer

Christoph Kirschfink

Lighting designer

Nico Göckel

Julia Alsdorf

Geier

Patric Neves Lindström

Stella Garbe Huedo

Tania Martynova

Tana Onochie

Gabriela Schwab Veloso

German

Elektra -  (Electra)

Darmstadt

Germany

Staatstheater

Großes Haus

Elektra Strauss

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Composer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Off-Stage Artist

On-Stage Artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Contralto

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Megan Marie Hart (Chrysothemis), Elena Batoukova-Kerl (Elektra)

Elektra

The neglected and mocked king's daughter Elektra ekes out a half-life in front of the gates of the palace. Day after day, year after year, she waits for her brother to return, who is to atone for the terrible murder of her father - because Agamemnon was killed by Elektra's mother and her lover. Since then, she has been fighting remorse and fear of death on sleepless nights, while Elektra's sister dreams of normality as a mother and wife. When the brother actually arrives, the cycle of love and pain, hope and hate, revenge and obsession is closed. Inspired by the archaic, gloomy Greek myth, Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal created their first joint work, whose harrowing music pushes the limits of tonality.

English

Die verwahrloste und verhöhnte Königstochter Elektra fristet ein Halbleben vor den Toren des Palastes. Tag für Tag, Jahr für Jahr wartet sie auf die Rückkehr des Bruders, der den schrecklichen Mord an ihrem Vater sühnen soll – denn Agamemnon wurde von Elektras Mutter und deren Liebhaber erschlagen. Diese kämpft seither in schlaflosen Nächten gegen Reue und Todesangst, während Elektras Schwester von einer Normalität als Mutter und Ehefrau träumt. Als der Bruder tatsächlich eintrifft, schließt sich der Kreislauf aus Liebe und Schmerz, Hoffnung und Hass, Rache und Obsession. Inspiriert vom archaisch-düsteren griechischen Mythos schufen Richard Strauss und Hugo von Hofmannsthal ihr erstes gemeinsames Werk, dessen erschütternde Musik bis an die Grenzen der Tonalität führt. Der dichtgewebte Einakter für riesiges Orchester und dramatische Stimmgewalt konfrontiert uns bis heute mit den Extremen der menschlichen Psyche

Deutsch

Electra by Strauss, Fri 01 Mar 2024, From (2024/2024), Directed by Karsten Wiegand,, Conductor Daniel Cohen, Richard Schwennicke, Staatstheater, Darmstadt, Germany

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