Richard Strauss: Elektra - Nilsson, Rysanek, Varnay, Lewis, Sotin, Karl Bohm / Paris 1973 / Strauss Edition / Golden Melodram 2x Audio CD 2008 Stereo / GM 3.0008

UPC 608974130084

Product Details:

• Label: Golden Melodram – GM 3.0008
• Format: 2 x CD
• Country: Europe
• Released: 2008
• Genre: Opera
• Style: German Opera, Tragic Opera

Overview

Richard Strauss: Elektra features a powerful 1973 live recording conducted by Karl Böhm, capturing one of the most intense and dramatic operas in the repertoire. The performance, recorded at the Paris Opera, showcases an outstanding cast led by Birgit Nilsson in the title role of Elektra, supported by Leonie Rysanek as Chrysothemis, Astrid Varnay as Klytaemnestra, and Richard Lewis as Aegisth. The Paris Opera National Orchestra and Chorus, under Böhm's masterful direction, bring Strauss's intricate score to life with stunning precision and emotional depth. This recording is a must-have for fans of Strauss’s operatic works and for those who appreciate the raw intensity of Elektra, one of the pinnacles of 20th-century opera.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Introduction: Orest’s arrival at the palace (5:00)
2. Elektra’s monologue (6:30)
3. Klytaemnestra’s entrance (7:10)
4. Chrysothemis’s plea to Elektra (4:30)
5. Orest’s arrival, recognition scene (8:20)
6. Final confrontation with Klytaemnestra (12:45)

Disc 2:

1. Elektra’s final monologue (8:50)
2. Aegisth’s demise (6:00)
3. The final moments of Elektra (4:35)
4. Orest’s resolution and conclusion (7:20)

Key Credits

Conductor: Karl Böhm

Performers:

• Elektra: Birgit Nilsson
• Chrysothemis: Leonie Rysanek
• Klytaemnestra: Astrid Varnay
• Aegisth: Richard Lewis
• Orest: Hans Sotin
• Der Pfleger des Orest (Orest's Attendant): Jean Soumagnas
• Die Vertraute (The Confidante): Monique Maronde
• Die Schleppträgerin (The Attendant): Marise Accera
• Ein Junger Diener (Young Servant): Robert Dumé
• Ein Alter Diener (Old Servant): Fernand Dumont
• Die Aufseherin (The Overseer): Hélia T'hézan
• Erste Magd (First Maid): Jocelyne Taillon
• Zweite Magd (Second Maid): Anna Ringart
• Dritte Magd (Third Maid): Francine Arrauzeau
• Vierte Magd (Fourth Maid): Hélène Garetti
• Fünfte Magd (Fifth Maid): Eliane Lublin
  Orchestra and Chorus: Paris Opéra National Orchestra and Chorus