Unitel Edition

Composers: Strauss, Richard

Strauss: Elektra (Felsenreitschule, Salzburg 2020, Director: Warlikowski)

Artists: Baumgartner, Tanja Ariane · Grigorian, Asmik · Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor · Larsen, Jens · Laurenz, Michael · Rönnebeck, Tilmann · Šarić, Sonja · Savinskaia, Valeriia · Schmidlechner, Matthäus · Stundyte, Ausrine · Welser-Möst, Franz · Welton, Derek · Vienna Philharmonic · Wingate, Verity

Against all odds, under the difficult 'pandemic-related' conditions, the centenary year of the Salzburg Festival saw a truly brilliant new production of "Elektra." Lithuanian soprano Ausrine Stundyte as the vengeful and traumatized Elektra turned the opening of the festival into a real surprise. Her sister Chrysotemis was sung by her compatriot Asmik... Read more

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Against all odds, under the difficult 'pandemic-related' conditions, the centenary year of the Salzburg Festival saw a truly brilliant new production of "Elektra." Lithuanian soprano Ausrine Stundyte as the vengeful and traumatized Elektra turned the opening of the festival into a real surprise. Her sister Chrysotemis was sung by her compatriot Asmik Grigorian; Derek Welton as Orest and Michael Laurenz as Aegisth complete a top-class cast.

Number Title Duration
1 Opening credits 00:01:39
2 Elektra op. 58 (Opera in 1 act) (Complete recording)
2 . 1 Prologue 00:06:22
3 . 2 Where is Elektra? 00:06:50
4 . 3 Alone! Woe, all alone 00:09:35
5 . 4 Elektra! - Ah, that face! 00:02:37
6 . 5 I cannot sit and stare into the dark 00:06:15
7 . 6 There's a noise starting up. 00:02:43
8 . 7 What do you want? Look there! 00:04:36
9 . 8 I don't want to hear anything! 00:04:53
10 . 9 I do not have good nights. 00:05:43
11 . 10 When the right blood sacrifice falls beneath the axe 00:04:52
12 . 11 What must bleed? 00:02:07
13 . 12 Lights! - More lights 00:02:09
14 . 13 Orestes! Orestes is dead! 00:03:11
15 . 14 Make way! 00:00:59
16 . 15 Now it must be done by us here. 00:02:20
17 . 16 How strong you are! 00:05:19
18 . 17 Well then, alone! 00:01:21
19 . 18 What do you want, stranger? 00:06:39
20 . 19 Who are you? 00:02:21
21 . 20 Orestes! 00:09:33
22 . 21 You will do it? 00:03:06
23 . 22 I was not able to give him the axe! 00:02:25
24 . 23 Hey! Lights! Lights! 00:04:20
25 . 24 Help! Murderer! 00:01:08
26 . 25 Elektra! Sister! 00:01:52
27 . 26 Do I not hear it? 00:01:23
28 . 27 Don't you hear it 00:03:58
29 . 28 Be silent, and dance. 00:02:05
30 Closing credits 00:06:20

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