![]() ![]() ![]() Blood feuds abound, and seldom are they fully resolved. Their stories, so incredibly complex, rarely end well. Pity the legendary royal families of ancient Greece. Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal Stabile Endowment for Broadcast Media.Ĭontents of the broadcast are copyrighted by The Metropolitan Opera, all rights are reserved, and any use or reproduction of any of the material therein without permission of The Metropolitan Opera is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted. The Metropolitan Opera broadcast season is sponsored by Toll Brothers, America's luxury home builder, with generous long-term support from the Annenberg Foundation and the Vincent A. 2, 2017-on The Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network. Live Metropolitan Opera Saturday radio broadcastsSĪturdays Dec. Munich-born Richard Strauss (1864–1949) composed an impressive body of orchestral works and songs before devoting the second half of his long and productive career to the stage. Elektra marks his first collaboration with Viennese author and poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874–1929), who would go on to write five other librettos for Strauss over the following 20 years, in one of the most remarkable partnerships in theater history. The drama unfolds in a single act of rare vocal and orchestral power. The story takes place in Mycenae, Greece, some years after the end of the Trojan War. This opera is an intense and still-startling work that unites the commanding impact of Greek tragedy with the unsettling insights of early-20th-century Freudian psychology. 17 at 1pm on WKAR Radio 90.5 FM | Christine Goerke sings her first Elektra at the Met in Patrice Chéreau’s landmark production. ![]()
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