Leonie Rysanek and Astrid Varnay in Elektra

I watched again this extraordinary film directed by Götz Friedrich on the tragedy of Elektra, composed by Richard Strauss, and wanted to add a scene where Elektra (Leonie Rysanek) things to be stronger than her mother, Klytämnastra (Astrid Varnay) and vows revenge on the murder of her father. The parts change when Klytämnastra is told that Orest, Elektra's brother and Klymtämnestra's son, has died.

The orchestra was conducted by 86-year old maestro Karl Böhm. He died very soon after this project. This production is available on DVD with a bonus material including a very interesting document on making of the movie. This is one of the best opera movies I have ever seen. The greatest opera movie directors were Friedrich and Ponnelle, as far as I know.

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Music

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• Götz
• Friedrich
• Richard
• Strauss
• Elektra
• Leonid
• Rysanek
• Astrid
• Varnay
• Karl
• Böhm

[operaleonie]

can you please put the whole film on here?

i've been trying to buy the disc in local stores but my luck isn't that big

[jaason53]

@operaleonie It is available at least from Amazon (in US and UK), 22 $ or 19 £ + postage. The set contains also an interesting document on making of the movie.

[operaleonie]

@jaason53 I actually tried that.

But I live outside the US and Amazon cant ship

stuff outside US.

[jaason53]

@operaleonie For example Amazon UK marketplace covers the following countries:

UK: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Europe: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

US: including US protectorates

Rest of World: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Republic of Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa.

I hope you understand that it would not be possible to upload the whole opera.

[shaun20483]

Rysanek and Varnay are absolutely superb! What acting and vocalisation! Varnay,s facial expressions alone could have won her an Oscar. Bravi

[closerange88]

Awesome clip. Thanks for posting. What a production.

[AndrewRudin]

No other opera has ever expressed the horror and tragedy of all-consuming hatred with such alarming intensity. And these performances, plus the superb cinematography, editing, etc. are superb. Hard to imagine it better realized.



[codonauta]

I am chosing which version of Elektra in DVD I will buy from amazon. This is the probably the chosen one. And with a documentary together? I really like documentaries about compositions or recordings or the making of the movie.

[darkprose]

I think every other Asian horror film in the past two decades was visually inspired by Freidrich's visual design of Elektra. This could easily be Ringu, the opera, for instance. Absolutely stunning visual work. His Salome was brilliant, too. Thank you for sharing this scene with us.

[operaleonie]

@jaason53 well i live in france right now, thanks for your help i just ordered the opera

[sagalat]

This is TOO HUGE! Maybe even BEYOND WAGNER....Terrifiying.....I know I'll dream of this tonight....Not Pleasant......BRAVI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!