Opera

Elektra – staged by La Fura dels Baus

Repertoire

Richard Strauss Elektra

Synopsis

NorrlandsOperan and the Catalan theatre art collective La Fura dels Baus have created a unique monumental outdoor performance of Richard Strauss’s one-act opera Elektra. Cranes, mechanical giants with singers standing inside their chests, skips filled with blood – Elektra is NorrlandsOperan’s biggest and most complex production ever, including many special effects: “Suddenly, the front of the large containers opened up. Bloody water came gushing out in copious amounts. The water level on the graveyard rose and turned red.” (Kulturkorren)

Additional Info

No: 731808
Composer: Richard Strauss
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra: Norrlands Operan’s Symphony Orchestra
Artists: Ingela Brimberg, Susanna Levonen, Ingrid Tobiasson, Thomas Lander, Magnus Kyhle
Production year: 2015-10
Run time: 1:48:00
Director: Staged by Carlus Padrissa & La Fura dels Baus