Opera in the Repertoire · Early Modern
Elektra
Music by Richard Strauss · libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal · premiered 1909 · at Semperoper
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. It was first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 25 January 1909. It was dedicated to his friends Natalie and Willy Levin.
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About the Composer
Richard Strauss is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Richard Strauss
- Arabella
- Daphne
- Feuersnot
- Der Rosenkavalier (1911)
- Ariadne auf Naxos (1912)
- Die Frau ohne Schatten (1914)
- Die Liebe der Danae (1920)
- Intermezzo (1924)