In the spring of 2024, the Berliner Philharmoniker, under the direction of their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, presented a staged production of Richard Strauss’s thrilling and dark opera Elektra – the highlight of the Baden-Baden Easter Festival. The title role was sung by the acclaimed soprano Nina Stemme. Philipp Stölzl, who has caused a sensation with his spectacular productions on the lake stage at the Bregenz Festival, was the director and set designer.
Philipp Stölzl, Philipp M. Krenn
Director
Nina Maria Stemme
Elektra
Elza van den Heever
Chrysothemis
Michaela Schuster
Klytämnestra
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
Aegisth
Johan Reuter
Orest
Anthony Robin Schneider
Pfleger des Orest
Anna Denisova
Die Schleppträgerin
Lucas van Lierop
Ein junger Diener
Kirsi Tiihonen
Die Aufseherin
Serafina Starke
Die Vertraute
Katharina Magiera
Erste Magd
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