Strauss: Elektra [Blu-ray]

Product Description Last production staged by Patrice Chéreau, this Elektra will remain as the main and most striking lyrical event of these last years in Aix-en-Provence. This production is leaded by three amazing singers: the German soprano Evelyn Herlitzius gave a tremendous, never-to-be-forgotten account of the title role, Waltraud Meier portrays a human and chilling Clytemnestra and Adrianne Pieczonka is a fantastic Chrysothemis. Everyone's loneliness and intimate struggles are Patrice Chéreau's favorites theatrical themes. With Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the Orchestre de Paris, this production of Elektra becomes an unforgettable experience. Review "Chereau makes one character of the Overseer and Confidant and one of the Second Maid and Trainbearer, and he usually has extra characters onstage, peering from the shadows, observing and overhearing. The payoff is immense these people understand what's happening, and therefore the suffering is widespread. The entire royal house becomes engulfed in a profound communal tragedy. At the end, the underlings show acute distress; Elektra, danced out and emotionally spent, stares blankly; Orest, shell-shocked, staggers off toward a grim future as Chrysothemis desperately calls his name." --Mark Mandel, The Critic's Choice