Nachts im Museum: Elektra am Badischen Staatstheater Karlsruhe

By Alexandra Richter, 28 January 2019

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“Warners überzeichnete Charaktere treiben die ohnehin brutale Familienhistorie Elektras ins Groteske”

Reviewed at Badisches Staatstheater: Großes Haus, Karlsruhe on 26 January 2019

Strauss R., Elektra

Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe

Justin Brown, Conductor

Keith Warner, Director

Boris Kudlička, Set Designer

Kaspar Glarner, Costume Designer

Rachel Nicholls, Elektra

Anna Danik, Klytaemnestra

Monika Bohinec, Klytaemnestra

Sarah Cambidge, Chrysothemis

Anna Gabler, Chrysothemis

Renatus Mészár, Orest

Matthias Wohlbrecht, Aegisth

Luiz Molz, Old Servant

Yang Xu, Orest's Tutor

James Edgar Knight, Young Servant

Christina Niessen, Overseer

Ariana Lucas, Maid 1

Luise von Garnier, Maid 2

Jennifer Feinstein, Maid 3

Barbara Dobrzanska, Maid 4

Uliana Alexyuk, Maid 5

John Bishop, Lighting Designer

Bartek Macias, Video

Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe

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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.