ELEKTRA
by Richard Strauss
Birgit Nilsson, Elektra
Leonie Rysanek, Chrysothemis
Astrid Varnay, Clytemnestra
Hans Sotin, Orest
Richard Lewis, Aegisth
Chorus/Orchestra of Paris Opera
Conducted by Karl Bohm
Live performance
11 April 1975
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by Richard Strauss
Birgit Nilsson, Elektra
Leonie Rysanek, Chrysothemis
Astrid Varnay, Clytemnestra
Hans Sotin, Orest
Richard Lewis, Aegisth
Chorus/Orchestra of Paris Opera
Conducted by Karl Bohm
Live performance
11 April 1975
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ALTERNATE CAST
This recording was only listed as being recorded from 1975 in Paris. The cast listed on this CD corresponds to the season performed from 11th to 25th of April 1975. The recording could have been from any of those dates.
Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera)
Chorus and Orchestra of Paris Opera
Production - Palais Garnier
Mise en scene - August Everding
Scénographie/Costumes - Andrzei Majewski
SEASON 1973-1974 (30 May - 12 Jun) [4 rep.]
Date: 30 May 1974
Conductor - Karl Bohm
Birgit Nilsson (Elektra)
Leonie Rysanek (Chrysothemis)
Christa Ludwig (Klytemnestra)
Richard Cassilly (Aegisth)
Tom Krause (Orest)
Jean-Louis Soumagnas (Tutor of Orest)
Robert Dumé (A Young Servant)
Michel Marsetti (An Old Servant)
Josée Vemian (Overseer)
Jocelyne Taillon (First Maid)
Anna Ringart (Second Maid)
Simone Codinas (Third Maid)
Hélène Garetti (Fouth Maid)
Éliane Lublin (Fifth Maid)
Maryse Acerra (Trainbearer of Klytemnestra)
SEASON 1974-1975 (11 Apr - 25 Apr) [4 rep.]
Date: 11 Apr 1975
The following are alternative cast from above...
Astrid Varnay (Klytemnestra)
Richard Lewis (Aegisth)
Hans Sotin (Orest)
Fernand Dumont (An Old Servant)
Hélia T'Hézan (Overseer)
Francine Arrauzau (Third Maid)
SEASON 1975-1976 (2 Oct - 23 Oct) [6 rep.]
Date: 2 Oct 1975
Conductor - Charles Mackerras
Ursula Schroeder-Feinen (Elektra)
Arlene Saunders (Chrysothemis)
Astrid Varnay (Klytemnestra)
Richard Lewis (Aegisth)
Hans Sotin (Orest)
Fernand Dumont (Tutor of Orest)
Robert Dumé (A Young Servant)
Jean Rallo (An Old Servant)
Hélia T'Hézan (Overseer)
Jocelyne Taillon (First Maid)
Francine Arrauzau (Second Maid)
Huguette Brachet (Third Maid)
Hélène Garetti (Fourth Maid)
Éliane Lublin (Fifth Maid)
Maryse Acerra (Trainbearer of Klytemnestra)
SEASON 1976-1977 (5 Nov - 22 Nov) [5 rep.]
Date: 5 Nov 1976
Conductor - Horst Stein
Birgit Nilsson/Ursula Schroeder-Feinen (Elektra)
Teresa Kubiak (Chrysothemis)
Christa Ludwig/Anny Shclemm (Klytemnestra)
Louis Roney (Aegisth)
Hans Sotin (Orest)
Jean-Louis Soumagnas (Tutor of Orest)
Robert Dumé (A Young Servant)
Jean Rallo (An Old Servant)
Hélia T'Hézan (Overseer)
Jocelyne Taillon (First Maid)
Anna Ringart (Second Maid)
Huguette Brachet (Third Maid)
Hélène Garetti (Fourth Maid)
Éliane Lublin (Fifth Maid)
Maryse Acerra (Trainbearer of Klytemnestra)
SEASON 1977-1978 (29 Nov - 7 Dec) [3 rep.]
Date: 29 Nov 1977
Conductor - Marek Janowski
Danica Mastilovic (Elektra)
Arlene Saunders (Chrysothemis)
Christa Ludwig/Anny Schlemm (Klytemnestra)
Louis Roney (Aegisth)
Franz Mazura (Orest)
Jean-Louis Soumagnas (Tutor of Orest)
Robert Dumé (A Young Servant)
Fernand Dumont (An Old Servant)
Katie Clarke (Overseer)
Jocelyne Taillon (First Maid)
Anna Ringart (Second Maid)
Hélène Garetti (Fourth Maid)
? (Third Maid)
Danièle Chlostawa (Fifth Maid)
Maryse Acerra (Trainbearer of Klytemnestra)
Information from:
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Photos:
A portrait of Birgit Nilsson in 1963
Leonie Rysanek as Elisabeth
Astrid Varnay as Salome, 1949
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