R Strauss - Elektra
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Label: LSO Live
Cat No: LSO0701
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 2nd July 2012
Contents
Artists
Jeanne-Michele CharbonnetAngela Denoke
Dame Felicity Palmer
Matthias Goerne
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Valery GergievWorks
Elektra, op.58Artists
Jeanne-Michele CharbonnetAngela Denoke
Dame Felicity Palmer
Matthias Goerne
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Valery GergievAbout
The one-act Greek tragedy was reconstructed by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, and his adapted text forms the libretto for the opera. The drama centres around Elektra and her determination to avenge her father’s death. The themes of death, violence, sexual repression and revenge are omnipresent.
American soprano Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet is recognised as a leading force in German and contemporary music repertoire and a great singing actress.
Angela Denoke and Dame Felicity Palmer both possess outstanding pedigrees in Strauss' opera. They are joined by outstanding Lieder specialist Matthias Goerne, making one of his rare forays into operatic repertoire.
Concert reviews:
"With the London Symphony Orchestra playing with spectacular virtuosity and total commitment, Gergiev set the temperature at boiling point from the first explosive bar, and the effect was instantly scalding ... you’d be unlikely to find a staged Elektra as well sung or played as this one was" - The Daily Telegraph
"Gergiev drew magnificent playing from a gargantuan LSO...Palmer’s handling of her dream-monologue, her guilty mind shredded ‘like a gown eaten by moths’, was a tour de force. Charbonnet ... rippled with intelligence and nuance" - The Observer
"Felicity Palmer touched tragic depths as Clytemnestra, and Angela Denoke was formidable in her depiction of the seething emotions behind Chrysothemis’s cool facade" - The Guardian
"the night belonged to the London Symphony Orchestra. There’s no doubting the passion Gergiev feels for his players, fluttering his fingers lightly over the air almost as if it were unnecessary to command their mightiest efforts" - The Arts Desk
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