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Production

Elektra (1939)

APGRD id
14955
Start date
11th January 1939
Production Media
Opera, Musical, and related genres
Languages
English
Associated ancient works
Elektra (Sophocles)
Scripts:
Companies
The Metropolitan Opera
APGRD Notes
Strauss' opera based on Sophocles' Elektra, performed in George Mead's English translation.
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/14955
Related Content
Person Credit Notes
Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) Composer
Artur Bodanzky Conductor
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929) Librettist
Friedrich Schorr Singer Orestes
Dorothee Manski Singer Overseer
Doris Doe Singer Serving Woman
Arnold Gabor Singer Old Servant
Joseph Urban Set Designer
Lillian Gärtner Palmedo Costume Designer
Anna Kaskas Singer Confidant
Marita Farell Singer Serving Woman
Helen Olheim Singer Serving Woman
Herbert Graf Director
Rose Pauly Singer Elektra
Irene Jessner Singer Chrysothemis
Kerstin Thorborg Singer Klytaemnestra
Paul Althouse Singer Aegisthus
Lucielle Browning Singer Serving Woman
Thelma Votipka Singer Serving Woman
Irra Petina Singer Trainbearer
Venue Country Dates APGRD Notes Festival
Metropolitan Opera (1883-1966), Old MET (New York City, New York, United States) United States –
Title Year Format Content
Met Opera Database Archival collection
The Herald Tribune: "Elektra" Returns to the Metropolitan with Rose Pauly and Thorborg 1939 Newspaper review