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Richard Strauss: Elektra / Michaela Schuster, Evelyn Herlitzius, Camilla Nylund, Hubert Delamboye, and Gerd Grochowski. Netherlands Opera

2 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Bolle, Lisette [Vocals]; Engeland, Anja Van; Haegeman, Lien; Hofer, Astrid [Vocals]; Rasker, Helena
Conductors: Albrecht, Marc
Ensemble: ; Toonkunst Choir Amsterdam

The first CD release of De Nederlandse Opera on Challenge Classics! Due to its immense success this was the fourth time that this production, with...continue...
Recording information: 2011-10-06&2011-10-09&2011-....continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet, Angela De, Felicity Palmer, Matthias Goerne - Gergiev

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2012-07-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Kravtsova, Tatiana; Popova, Ekaterina [Soprano (Vocal)]; Sergeeva, Ekaterina [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Shevtsova, Lia; Solovieva, Varvara [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

On this new set from LSO Live, Valery Gergiev conducts Strauss' Elektra, one of the most powerful operas in the repertoire, accompanied by a superlative...continue...
Recording information: The Barbican, London (2010-01-11_2010-01-12&2010-)....continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Dohnanyi, Johansson, Lipovsek, Diener [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Johansson, Eva; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mayr, Reinhard; Muff, Alfred; Schasching, Rudolf
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Martin Kuej's production at the Zurich opera house brings this bloody, ancient story into the present day: In the courtyard of her father who was...continue...
Run Time: 102 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Dohnanyi, Johansson, Lipovsek, Diener [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Diener, Melanie; Johansson, Eva; Lipovsek, Marjana; Mayr, Reinhard; Muff, Alfred; Schasching, Rudolf
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Chorus; Zurich Opera Orchestra

Martin Kuej's production at the Zurich opera house brings this bloody, ancient story into the present day: In the courtyard of her father who was...continue...
Run Time: 102 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Fre...continue...

The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

Lisa Della Casa sings W.A. Mozart and Richard Strauss (rec. 1947-1960) [4 CDs]

4 CD / Red/membran / 2011-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Così fan tutte, K 588; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Strauss: Der Ros...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Bierbach, Franz; Casa, Lisa della; Corena, Fernando; Guden, Hilde [vocals]; Jurinac, Sena; Kirschstein, Leonore; Ludwig, Christa; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Puttar, Nada; Siepi, Cesare
Conductors: Kleiber, Erich; Böhm, Karl; Szell, George; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Solti, Sir Georg; Hollreiser, Heinrich

Recording information: 1947-1960....continue...

Magic Moments of Opera / Mozart, Wagner, Beethoven, Strauss [11 DVD]

11 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-09-27

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, ...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo; Beczala, Piotr; Cedolins, Fiorenza; Chiara, Maria; DiDonato, Joyce; Domingo, Placido; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Gambill, Robert; Garanca, Elina; Kaufmann, Jonas; Marton, Eva; Nylund, C...
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Fischer, Iván; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Maazel, Lorin; Jordan, Philippe; Campanella, Bruno; Oren, Daniel; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Orchestra e Coro Dell'Arena di Verona; Paris National Opera Orchestra; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Zurich Opera Orchestra

For the first time, gathered together in one box set are all of your favorite operas. Feel the love and passion; wrath and wit; revenge...continue...
Run Time: 1500 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish + Italian (except Aida) + Dutch (Aida only)
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Strauss: Elektra / Gatti/Vienna PO, Theorin, Meier, Westbroek [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-03-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Theorin, Irene; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Lehnhoff's new production of Elektra ends with a stroke of genius that arrives with a shock." - Financial Times With Strauss' Elektra, the Salzburg Festival...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: German, Italian, English, Fre...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Gatti/Vienna PO, Theorin, Meier, Westbroek [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-03-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Gambill, Robert; Meier, Waltraud; Pape, Rene; Theorin, Irene; Westbroek, Eva-Maria
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

"Lehnhoff's new production of Elektra ends with a stroke of genius that arrives with a shock." - Financial Times With Strauss' Elektra, the Salzburg Festival...continue...
Run Time: 109 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: German, Italian, Eng...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Thielemann/Munich PO, Watson, Kollo [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Henschel, Jane; Horl, Andreas; Kollo, Rene; Sabrowski, Carsten; Schneider, Jorg; Uhl, Manuela; Vilsmaier, Irmgard; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus

Conducted by Christian Thielemann, this performance was the sensation of the 2010 Baden-Baden Festival. A one-act masterpiece inspired by Greek mythology, it is a dense,...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Thielemann/Munich PO, Watson, Kollo [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-01-25

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dohmen, Albert; Henschel, Jane; Horl, Andreas; Kollo, Rene; Sabrowski, Carsten; Schneider, Jorg; Uhl, Manuela; Vilsmaier, Irmgard; Watson, Linda
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Chorus

Conducted by Christian Thielemann, this performance was the sensation of the 2010 Baden-Baden Festival. A one-act masterpiece inspired by Greek mythology, it is a dense,...continue...
Run Time: 126 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Levine/The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus / James Levine - Celebrating 40 Years At The Met / [21 DVD]

21 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu; Wozzeck, Op. 7; John Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giacomo Puccini: Il Trittico; Bedrich...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Battle, Kathleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Blegen, Judith; Cassilly, Richard; Clark, Graham; Creech, Philip; Dalayman, Katarina; Devlin, Michael; Fassbaender, Brigitte; F...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"An extraordinary career deserves an extraordinary tribute - which is exactly what the Metropolitan Opera has accomplished to mark the fortieth anniversary of James Levine's...continue...

Richard Strauss: Elektra / Sawallisch

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra; Unspecified: Elektra Synopsis & Libretto [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Calm, Birgit; Close, Shirley; Evangelatos, Daphne; Falkner, Julie
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang

BBC Music Magazine
The women are particularly good: Eva Marton's heavy duty soprano especially rich in lower colours in the title role; Cheryl Studer's Chrysothemis light...continue...
Recording information: Herkulessaal, Munich (01/02/1990-01/10/1990)....continue...

R. Strauss: Elektra / Kraus, Varnay, Rysanek, Hotter, et al

2 CD / Capriccio / 2009-02-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Fischer, Res; Horn, Heiner; Hotter, Hans; Melchert, Helmut; Rysanek, Leonie; Varnay, Astrid
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Leonie Rysanek, Astrid Varnay, Hans Hotter & Helmut Melchert Kolner Rundfunkchor & Orchester, Richard Kraus...continue...

The Originals - R. Strauss: Elektra / Solti, Nilsson, Resnik

2 CD / Decca / 2007-05-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Collier, Marie; Cook, Jane; Franc, Tugomir; Heppe, Leo; Lehane, Maureen; Lilowa, Margarita; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Resnik, Regina; Sjostedt, Margaret; Stolz...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Music Magazine
A classic superbly remastered, with Nilsson's searing anti-heroine and Solti building almost unbearable tension. Includes Resnik's raddled Klytaemnestra, Krause's heroic O...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Levine/Met, Nilsson, Rysanek, Dunn [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-11-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Dunn, Mignon; McIntyre, Donald; Nagy, Robert; Nilsson, Birgit; Rysanek, Leonie
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"With Nilsson's intense, overwhelming singing...it was a triumph for her...Leonie Rysanek is one of the few sopranos who can almost match Miss Nilsson note for...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Borkh, Della Casa, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-08-22

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Felbermayer, Anny; Gerber-Candy, Audrey; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Littasy, Georg; Loraine, Karol; Lorenz, Max; M...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This recording finds Borkh in top form. Her energy and voice never flag...Lisa della Casa is a near perfect Chrysothemis...Dimitri Mitropoulos paces the opera with...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Bychkov, Palmer, Clark, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2006-01-17

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Arellano, Margarita de; Bezuyen, Arnold; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Grundheber, Franz; Palmer, Felicity; Polaski, Deborah; Resmark, Susanne; Robinson, Twyla; Schwanewilms, Anne; Svendén, Birgitta;...
Conductors: Bychkov, Semyon
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Orchestra

This new SACD production of Elektra features Felicity Palmer as Clytemnestra and Debroah Polaski as Elektra conducted by Semyon Bychkov and the WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln....continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Varnay, Nicolaidi, et al

2 CD / Guild / 2002-07-01

Works: Spoken Word: Radio Broadcast Commentary for Richard Strauss' Elektra; Richard Strauss: Elektra; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J 277; Oberon; Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Pietro M...
Performers: Jagel, Frederick; Janssen, Herbert; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Varnay, Astrid; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Weigert, Herman
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

Strauss: Elektra / Sawallisch, Nilsson, Stewart, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2001-06-05

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Balboni, Anna Maria; Bjoner, Ingrid; Callio, Timo; Cortez, Viorica; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Stewart, Thomas [Bass-Baritone]; Zotti, Marisa
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome

One of the most powerful dramas in all of opera, Elektra is the perfect vehicle for a great dramatic soprano. Birgit Nilsson was the greatest...continue...

Strauss: Elektra / Andersson, Borkh, Resnik, et al

2 CD / Video Artists International / 1999-07-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth
Performers: Borkh, Inge; Crofoot, Alan; Neumann, Lydia; Rayson, Benjamin; Resnik, Regina; Schuh, Audrey
Conductors: Andersson, Knud; Guadagno, Anton

Strauss: Elektra / Mitropoulos, Borkh, Della Casa, et al

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-03-23

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Felbermayer, Anny; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Littasy, Georg; Loraine, Karol; Lorenz, Max; Madeira, Jean; Majkut, Erich; Meyer, Kerstin [Mez...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus

Richard Strauss: Elektra

2 CD / Orfeo / 1997-07-11

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Borkh, Inge; Casa, Lisa della; Draskler, Sonja; Gerber-Candy, Audrey; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lorenz, Max; Madeira, Jean; Meyer, Kerstin [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri

Strauss: Elektra

2 CD / Orfeo / 1992-07-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Elektra
Performers: Ahlin, Cvetka; Franc, Tugomir; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Hellwig, Judith; Hillebrecht, Hildegard; King, James [Vocals]; Modl, Martha; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Popp, Lucia; Rutgers, Hildegard; Sjost...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von