Elektra
Opera by Richard Strauss
Elektra, Op. 58, is a one-act opera by Richard Strauss, to a German-language libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which he adapted from his 1903 drama Elektra. The opera was the first of many collaborations between Strauss and Hofmannsthal. Wikipedia
Librettist: Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Composer: Richard Strauss
Characters: Chrysothemis, Electra, Aegisthus, and more
First performance: January 25, 1909, Semperoper Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Adapted from: Electra
Language: German
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