Strauss’s ‘Elektra’ Is This Week's Met Simulcast
At Guild Hall
Guild Hall will present The Met: Live in HD’s simulcast of Richard Strauss’s one-act opera “Elektra” on Saturday at 1 p.m. First performed in Dresden in 1909, the opera focuses on Elektra, the character from Greek mythology who seeks revenge for the murder of her father, Agamemnon, at the hands of her mother, Clytemnestra, and her stepfather, Aegisthus.
Nina Stemme plays Elektra, one of the most demanding roles in the soprano repertoire. The cast also includes Waltraud Meier, Adrianne Pieczonka, and Eric Owens. Tickets are $22, $20 for members, and $15 for students.