The Metropolitan Opera Presents Elektra (Season 37, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 110 min | Music, Musical

The Metropolitan Opera Presents

Elektra (Season 37, Episode 10)

TV Episode | 110 min | Music, Musical

Electra, like her brother Orestes and younger sister Chrysothemis, is a child of the Mycenaean king Agamemnon, who went off to the Trojan war for ten years. His queen Clytemnestra took a lover, Aegisthus; when the king returned they ...See moreElectra, like her brother Orestes and younger sister Chrysothemis, is a child of the Mycenaean king Agamemnon, who went off to the Trojan war for ten years. His queen Clytemnestra took a lover, Aegisthus; when the king returned they murdered him and forced Orestes into exile. The guilty pair now rule, and the daughters have become young women. Chrysothemis is frightened and self-effacing, Electra desiring revenge for her father. Chrysothemis warns her that their mother and Aegisthus plan to imprison her. Then Chrysothemis flees as Clytemnestra staggers in, nearly insane with guilt over the murder of her husband. Electra tells her that she and Aegisthus will be hounded through the palace halls by Orestes with the sacred axe. Clytemnestra is horrified until news comes that Orestes is dead. Crazed with disappointment, Electra tries to persuade Chrysothemis they must kill their mother, but Chrysothemis runs away in terror. Electra hunts for the buried axe that must be used fo! Written by Fiona Kelleghan See less

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Name	Known for
Birgit Nilsson Elektra Elektra See fewer	Army of Thieves (2021)
Leonie Rysanek Chrysothemis Chrysothemis See fewer	Salome (1990)
Mignon Dunn Klytemnästra Klytemnästra See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Donald McIntyre Orest Orest See fewer	Der Ring des Nibelungen (1980)
Metropolitan Opera Ballet Dancers Dancers See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Robert Nagy Aegisth Aegisth See fewer	An Unforgettable Summer (1994)
Batyah Godfrey Ben-David Serving Woman Serving Woman See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Shirley Love Serving Woman Serving Woman See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Ariel Bybee Serving Woman Serving Woman See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Loretta Di Franco Serving Woman (as Loretta di Franco) Serving Woman (as Loretta di Franco) See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Charles Anthony Young Servant Young Servant See fewer	La Traviata (1982)
John Cheek Guardian Guardian See fewer	La traviata (1976)
Elizabeth Anguish Trainbearer Trainbearer See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Elizabeth Coss Overseer Overseer See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Talmage Harper Old Servant Old Servant See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus Chorus Chorus See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra See fewer	Anaconda (1997)
Alma Jane Smith Serving Woman Serving Woman See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Constance Webber Confidant Confidant See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)

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