The Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 season of Saturday matinee broadcasts continues with Richard Strauss’s searing psychological drama Elektra.
The production stars a formidable pair of sopranos. Nina Stemme reprises her celebrated portrayal of the title character, whose life is consumed by thoughts of avenging the murder of her father. Lise Davidsen is Elektra’s sister, Chrysothemis, who wants to leave the tragedy behind.
And mezzo-soprano Michaela Schuster is their mother, Klytaemnestra, haunted by the legacy of violence.
The cast also features Stefan Vinke and Greer Grimsley. Maestro Donald Runnicles conducts this riveting score.
Elektra will be heard live over the Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 16. Listen to it on Classical IPR.
Click here to read a synopsis of Elektra.
