Mounting dread
On this day in 1992 the Metropolitan Opera presented a [disastrous] new production of Elektra.
79 pieces since 2005 — in 17 roles, at 9 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Clytemnestra — stats above show all coverage for Leonie Rysanek.
View allOn this day in 1992 the Metropolitan Opera presented a [disastrous] new production of Elektra.
Too late, I’m afraid, for a holiday gift, but what looks to be the must-have CD of the season has just become available. It’s a “new” Elektra, — actually a release of a live 1990 performance with the Valhalla-level pairing of Dame Gwyneth Jones and Leonie Rysanek as daughter and mother. (This is of course […]
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