Messerscharfe Klänge: Elektra in der Alten Oper Frankfurt

By Alexandra Richter, 16 March 2019

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“Orozco-Estrada ließ das Orchester mit entfesselter Wucht auf das Publikum los”

Reviewed at Alte Oper: Großer Saal, Frankfurt am Main on 15 March 2019

Strauss R., Elektra (Concert performance)

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor

Elena Pankratova, Elektra

Michaela Schuster, Klytaemnestra

Allison Oakes, Chrysothemis

Michael Volle, Orest

Michael Schade, Aegisth

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Alexandra Richter

Alexandra hat Medienwissenschaften studiert und arbeitet als Filmproduzentin in Frankfurt. Tagsüber sind die Kunstausstellungen und Museen ganz Europas ihr zu Hause. Die Abende verbringt sie gern in der Oper und im Konzertsaal. Hier liegen ihre Schwerpunkte bei Romantischen Komponist*innen, wie Schubert und Wagner. Aber auch zeitgenössische und moderne Musik finden immer wieder Beachtung.

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