In a worn childhood home on the outskirts of Oslo, a gruesome act of revenge takes place. Richard Strauss' intense music meets Ole Anders Tandberg's modern staging – now featuring one of Norway's greatest sopranos in the leading role.
Trauma, tragedy, thriller, and triumph
Elektra mourns her dead father and dreams of her brother coming home to kill their mother. She circles around the dilapidated childhood home like a bloodthirsty beast, while her mother trembles from alcohol-induced nerves, panic attacks, and nightmares behind closed doors.
Richard Strauss' short and intense opera struck like a bomb in 1909. The libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal was clearly inspired by Sigmund Freud's studies of hysterical women. Based on Sophocles' classic tragedy, Hofmannsthal and Strauss illustrated the devastating effects of trauma taking residence in the body.
When Elisabeth Teige appeared in Elektra in 2023, she was celebrated by the press – and received the prestigious Music Critics' Prize for her role as Krysotemis. Now she returns, this time in the leading role of Elektra.
When Elisabeth Teige appeared in Elektra in 2023, she was celebrated by the press – and received the prestigious Music Critics' Prize for her role as Krysotemis. Now she returns, this time in the leading role of Elektra.
