R Strauss - Elektra
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Label: Sterling
Cat No: CDA1867
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 3rd March 2023
Contents
Artists
Laila Andersson-Palme (soprano)Gunilla Soderstrom (mezzo-soprano)
Anita Soldh (soprano)
Lennart Stregard (tenor)
Gunnar Lundberg (baritone)
Anders Lorentzson (baritone)
Carina Morling (soprano)
Eva Pilat (soprano)
Sonny Wallentin (tenor)
Bengt Lindberger (bass)
Jadwiga Koba (soprano)
Inger Blom (alto)
Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano)
Carolina Bengtsdotter Ljung (mezzo-soprano)
Agneta Lundgren (soprano)
Hilde Leidland (soprano)
Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor
Siegfried KohlerWorks
Elektra, op.58Artists
Laila Andersson-Palme (soprano)Gunilla Soderstrom (mezzo-soprano)
Anita Soldh (soprano)
Lennart Stregard (tenor)
Gunnar Lundberg (baritone)
Anders Lorentzson (baritone)
Carina Morling (soprano)
Eva Pilat (soprano)
Sonny Wallentin (tenor)
Bengt Lindberger (bass)
Jadwiga Koba (soprano)
Inger Blom (alto)
Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano)
Carolina Bengtsdotter Ljung (mezzo-soprano)
Agneta Lundgren (soprano)
Hilde Leidland (soprano)
Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor
Siegfried KohlerAbout
Laila Andersson-Palme was born in 1941 and moved to Stockholm in 1960. She was immediately accepted in the solo class at the Royal College of Music and began to perform in small roles at the Opera. Following a hugely successful career often singing Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner, in various roles, in 1985 she was appointed Court singer in 1985 and was elected in 1997 as member no. 913 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Cast:
- Elektra: Laila Andersson-Palme (soprano)
- Klytemnestra: Gunilla Söderström (mezzo-soprano)
- Chrysothemis: Anita Soldh (soprano)
- Aegisthus: Lennart Stregård (tenor)
- Orestes: Gunnar Lundberg (baritone)
- The guardian of Orestes: Anders Lorentzson (baritone)
- The confidante: Carina Morling (soprano)
- The trainbearer: Eva Pilat (soprano)
- A young servant: Sonny Wallentin (tenor)
- An old servant: Bengt Lindberger (bass)
- The overseer: Jadwiga Koba (soprano)
- First maid servant: Inger Blom (alto)
- Second maid servant: Anna Larsson (mezzo-soprano)
- Third maid servant: Carolina Bengtsdotter Ljung (mezzo-soprano)
- Fourth maid servant: Agneta Lundgren (soprano)
- Fifth maid servant: Hilde Leidland (soprano)
Stage recording from Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, 4 May 1996. Farewell performance for Miss Andersson-Palme.
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