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. Elektra teases her mother with little pieces of information about the right victim that must be slain, but she changes the conversation to her brother and why he is not allowed back. Other editions - View all.

")"Platz da! Angered by this, Klytaemnestra goes off on an insane tirade, telling Elektra that she'll give the proper information for a rite and sacrificial victim if she were starved. ("What do you want? She responds that this is not true and that all the gold that her mother has sent was not being used to support her son but to have him killed. In reality, Klytaemnestra has yet again been awakened by her own nightmares of being killed by Orest. Please enter the message.Would you also like to submit a review for this item?The subject field is required. Wer lungert so vor einer Tür?" Elektra (opera) in English Elektra, Op. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es).The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. Klytaemnestra confides to her daughter that she has been suffering nightmares every night and that she still has not found the way to appease the gods. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. Alone? Weh, ganz allein." At that time, the axe with which she killed her husband and which will be handed to Orest by Elektra, will fall on her. She must be awakened and chased around the house just like an animal that is being hunted. In his youth, he received a thorough musical education from his father. Elektra smiles brightly, knowing that Orest has killed their mother. ")"Ich habe keine guten Nächte." [New York] : Boosey & Hawkes, ©1943 (OCoLC)654667454 1909-01-25 in Dresden: Semperoper: First Pub lication. ("Alone! As a young servant comes out of the house to fetch the master, he trips over Elektra and Chrysothemis. [Richard Strauss; Hugo von Hofmannsthal; Alfred Kalisch] Home. Then, taken aback, she recognizes him: it is Orest who has come back in disguise. The opera was the first of many collaborations between Strauss and Hofmannsthal. 58 Elektra. From inside the book . The Trainbearer and Confidante come out of the palace and lead Orest in.

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Please enter your name.The E-mail message field is required. Dein eigenes Genick." ("What do you want? Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat. Determined to do it alone, she digs for the axe that killed her father, but is interrupted by a mysterious man who comes into the courtyard. ")"Platz da! In some cases we have included scores of operatic works, mainly for most important works, or if a libretto was not available. Elektra scorns her and, on hearing that Klytämnestra suffers nightmares of vengeance, is determined to confront their mother. Horrified, Chrysothemis calls for Orest, but to no avail. Only when she wishes that all was over and after envying prisoners in their cells, she will come to realize that her prison is her own body. Du armes Kind?"

Dein eigenes Genick." Elektra is ecstatic and wants to lead the crowd to dance but at first cannot.

Who spies thus upon the threshold? German and English text on opposite pages. Chrysothemis and Elektra praise their brother's feat. The Trainbearer and Confidante enter and whisper to her. At last Elektra begins to dance. 1908 Librettist Hugo von … As she reaches the climax of her dance, she falls to the ground: Elektra is dead. ("Give way! English & German Language English, German.

Libretto. In some cases also texts of other vocal pieces similar to operas are included. Find items in libraries near you. Elektra. ("What do you want, stranger? Chrysothemis begs Elektra to leave, wishing only to speak to her mother. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. Behold, there! ("What do you want, stranger? We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. ")"Ich habe ihm das Beil nicht geben können!" The E-mail Address(es) field is required. The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Music Library. No.