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PRESENTATION

 

Opera

 

Richard Strauss

 

Elektra

 

First time presented by the GNO
GNO's official opening at the SNFCC

Conductor Vassilis Christopoulos
Director-sets Yannis Kokkos

 

PREMIERE 15 OCTOBER 2017
15, 18, 22, 26, 31 October 2017

 
ATREUS CYCLE
20th CENTURY CYCLE

Greek National Opera - Stavros Niarchos Hall
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Starts at: 20.00


Artistic associate-dramaturgy Anne Blanchard 
Costumes Lily Kendaka 
Lighting Vinicio Cheli 
Video art: Ideogamma SRL - Sergio Metalli
Chorus master: Agathangelos Georgakatos

Klytemnestra: Agnes Baltsa
Elektra: Sabine Hogrefe
Chrysothemis: Gun-Brit Barkmin
Aegisthus: Frank van Aken
Orestis: Dimitris Tiliakos
Orestis' tutor: Kostis Mavrogenis
Her confidante: Amalia Avloniti
Her trainbearer: Irini Athanasiou
A young servant: Christos Kechris
An old servant: Kostis Rasidakis
An overseer: Artemis Bogri
Five maids: Chrysanthi Spitadi, Ines Zikou, Marissia Papalexiou, Sofia Kyanidou, Maria Mitsopoulou

With the Greek National Opera Orchestra and Chorus



Ticket prices: 15, 30, 40, 60, 65, 100 
Students, reduced: 15 
Limited visibility seats: 10



Exclusive sponsor of the production: MYTILINEOS


The Greek National Opera warmly thanks Mrs. Agnes Baltsa for her pro bono participation.


Greek National Opera inaugurates the new chapter in its history at its new facilities at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center with an ambitious venture, having chosen an insuperable operatic masterpiece with a Greek storyline as its first work; none other than Richard Strauss Elektra based on the tragedy of that name by Sophocles.
Elektra has been dubbed one of the most important, yet also most demanding, 20th century operas. Staging the work is a major challenge for the Greek National Opera and its musical ensembles because the particularly complex score, in which Strauss pushes expressionistic delivery to the limits, almost touching upon tonality, requires around 110 musical instruments. 
Strauss Elektra has never before been performed by the Greek National Opera. The symbolism operates on many levels, since a work with a Greek theme has been chosen, inspired by the myth of the house of Atreus, which will play a major role in the Greek National Operas overall program for the next 3 years, but is also a 20th century work since one of the Greek National Operas intentions is to demonstrate that opera, the lyric art, and musical theater did not come to an end in the 19th century. 
The production also marks the first collaboration between the Greek National Opera and world class Greek contralto Agnes Baltsa, who will star as Klytemnestra in all performances, which will be directed by the international Greek director and set designer Yannis Kokkos, and conducted by the internationally acclaimed conductor Vassilis Christopoulos. The acclaimed German soprano Sabine Hogrefe stars in the title role. Renowned Greek baritone Dimitris Tiliakos will be debuting in the role of Orestis.

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