Opera `Elektra` (1906-1908), op. 58 (Strauss)

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)


Opera `Elektra` (1906-1908), op. 58

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opera in one act. Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Electra by Inga Bork, Clytemnestra by Blanche Tebohm, Chrysophemis by Frans Jend, Aegisthus by David Lloyd, Orestes by Giorgio Tozzi, New York Philharmonic Orchestra. 1958
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October 1960. Klytemnestra - Jean Madeira, Elektra - Inge Borkh, Orest - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aegisth - Fritz Uhl, Chrysothemis - Marianne Schech, The tutor - Fred Teschler, The train-bearer - Hermi Ambros, The overseer - Ilona Steingruber, First maid - Cvetka Ahlin, Second maid - Margaret Sjostedt, Third maid - Sieglinde Wagner, Fourth maid - Judith Hellwig, Fifth maid - Gerda Schreyer, The confidante-Renate Reinecke, A young servant - Gerhard Unger, An old servant - Siegfried Vogel.
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Klytaemnestra - Regina Resnik, Elektra - Birgit Nilsson, Chrysothemis - Marie Collier, Aegisth - Gerhard Stolze, Orerst - Tom Krause. Recorded - Vienna, 1967
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Paris 2017. Nina Stemme - Elektra, Waltraud Meier - Clytemnestre, Gun-Brit Barkmin - Chrysotémis, Matthias Goerne - Oreste, Norbert Ernst - Egisthe, Bonita Hyman - La première servante, Yaël Raanan Vandoor - La seconde servante/La porteuse de traîne, Valentine Lemercier - La troisième servante, Lauren Michelle - La quatrième servante, Kirsi Tiihonen - La cinquième servante, Amélie Robins - La surveillante/La confidente, Christophe Poncetde Solages - Un jeu
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6 May 1977, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Elektra - Birgit Nilsson, Chrysothemis - Gwyneth Jones, Clytemnestra - Márta Szirmay, Aegisth - Charles Craig, Orest - Donald McIntyre, Ein junger Diener - Paul Crook, Der Pfleger des Orest - Michael Langdon, Die Aufseherin - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew, 1. Magd - Anne Wilkens, 2. Magd - Elizabeth Bainbridge, 3. Magd - Teresa Cahill, 4. Magd - Jean Bailey, 5. Magd - Margaret Curphey.
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Margarete Klose - Klytämnestra, Sigrid Ekkehard - Elektra, Hedwig Müller-Bütow - Chrysothemis, Günter Treptow - Aegisth, Gerhard Niese - Orest. Recorded: October 3, 1957.
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Rec. live, 1952. Metropolitan Opera, conductor Fritz Reiner. Elektra - Astrid Varnay, Chrysothemis - Walburga Wegner, Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen, Aegisth - Set Svanholm, Orest - Paul Schöffler, Ein alter Diener - Lubomir Vichegonov, Ein junger Diener - Paul Franke, Die Schleppträgerin - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt), Die Vertraute - Jean Madeira, Der Pfleger des Orest - Alois Pernerstorfer, Die Aufseherin - Thelma Votipka, 1. Magd - Martha Lipton, 2. Magd - Hertha Glaz, 3. Magd -
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Live -2004 - with Franz Grundheber, Graham Clark, Karen Foster, Brigitta Swenden, Susanne Resmark
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Live - 7 September 1974 - Hamburg - Ursula Schroder-Feinen (Elektra), Leonie Rysanek (Chrysothemis), Astrid Varnay (Klytamnestra), Harald Stamm (Orest), Richard Cassilly (Aegisth)
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Live - 8 April 2003 - with Anne Schwanewilms, Siegfried Jerusalem, Christine Bunning, Ekaterina Gubanova, Gillian Knight
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Live (In house) - 9 December 1972 - Deutsche Oper Berlin - Ursula Schroeder-Feinen (Elektra), Astrid Varnay (Klytamnestra), Caterina Ligendza (Chrysothemis), Jose van Dam (Orest), Helge Brilioth (Aegisth) - Chorus and Orchestra Deutsche Oper Berlin - Lorin Maazel - Please note: Poor quality with sound drop outs
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1950 (live). Chorus and Orchestra of the Florentine Musical May. Dir. Dimitri Mitropoulos. Anni Konecni (Elektra), Danisa Illich (Chrysophemis), Marta Medl (Clytemnestra), Franz Klarwein (Egist), Hans Braun (Orestes), Lubomir Panchev (old servant), Josef Schmiedinger (young servant), Enne Michalski (plume bearer), Dorothea Frass (confidante), Wilhelm Felden (teacher of Orestes), Charlotte Marcus (matron), Gertrud Schuster, Polly Batik, Katya Szabo, Dagmar Schmedes, Friedl Rigler (5 maids).
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18 October 2017 - Athens (GNO) - Sabine Hogrefe, Agnes Baltsa, Gun-Brit Barkmin, Dimitris Tiliakos, Frank van Aken
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Live - 17 July 1977 - Bavarian State Opera, Munich - Ursula Shroder-Feinen (Elektra), Astrid Varnay (Klytamnestra), Leonie Rysanek (Chrysothemis), Theo Adam (Orest), Hans Hopf (Aegisth)
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Live - 11 October 1977 - Vienna State Opera - In house - Ursula Schroder-Feinen (Elektra), Christa Ludwig (Klytamnestra), Gwyneth Jones (Chrysothemis), Theo Adam (Orest), Heinz Beirer (Aegisth)
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Live - 17 June 1971 - Stuttgart - Ingrid Steger (Elektra), Enriqueta Tarres (Chrysothemis), Martha Modl (Klytamnestra), William Wildermann (Orest), Wolfgang Windgassen (Aegisth)
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Hanna Schwarz (Klytaemnestra), Alessandra Marc (Elektra), Deborah Voight (Chrysothemis), Siegfried Jerusalem (Aegisth), Samuel Ramey (Orest), Goran Simic (Der Pfleger des Orest), Christiane Hossfeld (Die Vertraute), Karin Wieser (Die Schleppägerin), Michael Howard (Ein Junger Diener), Walter Zeh (Ein Alter Diener), Helga Termer (Die Aufseherin) / Dietrich D. Gerpheide (chorus master) / studio recording at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, September 1995
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Broadcast - 1964 - Anja Silja (Elektra), Jean Madeira (Klytamnestra), Berit Lindholm (Chrysothemis), Gerd Nienstedt (Orest), Jean Giraudeux (Aegisth) - French Radio Chorus
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Live - 25 February 1965 - Teatro dell`Opera di Roma - Inge Borkh (Elektra), Martha Modl (Klytemnestra), Siv Ericsdotter (Chrysothemis), Randolph Symonette (Orest), Mirto Picchi (Aegisth) - Please note `Recognition Scene` is missing.
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Live - 29 May 1958 - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London - Gerda Lammers (Elektra), Georgine von Milinkovic (Klytamnestra), Hedwig Muller-Butow (Chrysotemis), Otakar Kraus (Orest), Edgar Evans (Aegisth), Josephine Veasey (Third Maid), Marie Collier (Fourth Maid) - Royal Opera House Chorus
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Live - 24 February 1999 - Deutsche Oper, Berlin - Elizabeth Connell (Elektra), Jane Henschel (Klytamnestra), Inge Nielsen (Chrysotemis), Sten Byriel (Orest), Reiner Goldberg (Aegisth) - Deutsche Oper Chorus
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June 1944 - Erna Schluter (Elektra), Gusta Hammer (Klytamnestra), Annelies Kupper (Chrysotemis), Robert Hager (Orest), Peter Markwort (Aegisth), Gustav Neidlinger (Pfleger des Orest), Maria von Ilosvay (Maid) - Hamburg State Opera Chorus
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Live - 14 October 1957 - Rome - Inge Borkh (Elektra), Elisabeth Hongen (Klytamnestra), Hilde Zadek (Chrysothemis), Tomislav Neralic (Orest), Herbert Handt (Aegisth)
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Live - 1970 - Hamburg - Gladys Kuchta (Elektra), Irene Dalis (Klytamnestra), Hildegard Hillebrecht (Chrysothemis), Theo Adam (Orest), Helmut Melchert (Aegisth)
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Live - August 1957 - Salzburg - Inge Borkh (Elektra), Jean Madeira (Klytamnestra), Lisa della Casa (Chrystotemis), Kurt Bohme (Orest), Max Lorenz (Aegisth), Alois Pernerstorfer (Pfleger des Orest), Erich Majkut (Junger Diener), Kerstin Meyer (First Maid), Sieglinde Wagner (Third Maid), Marilyn Horne (Fourth Maid), Lisa Otto (Fifth Maid) - Vienna State Opera Chorus
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Live - 25 March 1961 - Metropolitan Opera, New York - Inge Borkh (Elektra), Jean Madeira (Klytamnestra), Leonie Rysanek (Chrysotemis), Hermann Uhde (Orest), Ramon Vinay (Aegisth), Norman Scott (Pfleger Des Orest), Robert Nagy (Junger Diener), Thelma Votipka (Aufseherin), Mignon Dunn (Second Maid), Carlotta Ordassy (Fourth Maid), Teresa Stratas (Fifth Maid) - Metropolitan Opera Chorus
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Astrid Varnay - Elektra, Res Fischer - Klytamnestra, Leonie Rysanek - Chrysotemis, Hans Hotter - Orest, Helmut Melchert - Aegisth Broadcast, 1953.
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