| Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) | Elektra |
| Gran Teatre del Liceu | ||
| Josep Pons | Conductor | |
| Patrice Chéreau | Director | |
| Richard Peduzzi | Set Designer | |
| Caroline de Vivaise | Costume Designer | |
| Vincent Huguet | Revival Director | |
| Coro del Gran Teatre del Liceu | ||
| Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu | ||
| Evelyn Herlitzius | Soprano | Elektra |
| Adrianne Pieczonka | Soprano | Chrysothemis |
| Waltraud Meier | Mezzo-soprano | Klytaemnestra |
| Tom Randle | Tenor | Aegisth |
| Alan Held | Bass-baritone | Orest |
| Roberta Alexander | Soprano | Maid 5 |
| Franz Mazura | Bass-baritone | Orest's Tutor |
| Silvia Hablowetz | Mezzo-soprano | Maid 3 |
| Marie-Ève Munger | Soprano | Maid 4 |
| Renate Behle | Soprano | Confidante |
| Bonita Hyman | Contralto | Maid 1 |
| Andrea Hill | Mezzo-soprano | Maid 2 |
| Florian Hoffmann | Tenor | Young Servant |
| Mariano Viñuales | Bass | Old Servant |
Mycenae, Greece. Elektra and Chrysothemis are the daughters of Queen Klytämnestra, who murdered her husband with the complicity of her lover Aegisth. Her daughters plan their revenge but before they can act, their brother Orest, whom everyone thought dead, returns. When he finds out what has occurred, he kills both his mother and her lover. Elektra performs a wild triumphal dance and then falls dead.
This is a work of musical contrasts, in which Strauss reflects the full horror of Sophocles' tragedy.
This famous production was the last by the versatile film and play director Patrice Chéreau. The action takes place at an unspecified period. Both the characters and the human dimension of the tragedy of Elektra, are portrayed with superb skill..