When her mother and her mother's lover devise the murder of her beloved father, only one thing can ease Elektra's pain and sorrow... Revenge. Come experience this twisted tale of passion and revenue in Elektra - one of the most sensational operas - starring the virtuosic New York Philharmonic and an acclaimed cast.
"A powerhouse voice... Polaski manages this killing part very shrewdly indeed, and that, along with her declamatory force and a frightening golem-like presence, makes her performance an absorbing one." (The New York Times)
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FOUR NIGHTS ONLY!
THU DEC 4 7:30pm
SAT DEC 6 8:00pm
TUE DEC 9 7:30pm
SAT DEC 13 8:00pm
For tickets, visit: http://nyphil.org/elektra-bworld
Or call (212) 875-5656
Pre-Concert Talk one hour before concert time.
At Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center
Lorin Maazel conductor
Deborah Polaski (Elektra)
Anne Schwanewilms (Chrysothemis)
Jane Henschel (Clytemnestra)
Julian Tovey (Orestes)
Richard Margison (Aegisthus)
Jessica Klein (Clytemnestra's Confidante)
Renee Tatum (Clytemnestra Trainbearer)
Ryan MacPherson (Young Servant)
Frank Barr (Old Servant)
Matt Boehler (Orestes's Tutor)
Helen Huse Ralston (Overseer)
Janice Meyerson, Stephanie Chigas, Linda Pavelka, Priti Gandhi, Julianne Borg
New York Choral Artists, Joseph Flummerfelt, director
Sung in German with English translation projected above the stage.
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