What: Richard Strauss’ Elektra
Where: Detroit Opera House
When: Wed. Oct. 22 at 7.30 pm, Sat. Oct. 25 at 7.30 pm, Sun. Oct. 26 at 2.30 pm
Cost: $25* – $118
Strauss’ one act opera begins as King Agamemnon receives a hero’s welcome upon his return home from war only to be murdered by his wife, Klytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisth. Klytemnestra then banishes her son Oreste, since tradition requires that to avenge a murder the avenger must be male. Due to this requirement, Oreste’s sister Elektra waits for his return as their youngest sister, Chrysothemis, refuses to take part in plotting revenge, desiring marriage and a family instead. When news arrives that Oreste is dead, Elektra becomes determined to avenge her father on her own.
*$25 Access tickets are available for persons 18 – 40 for the Wed. Oct. 22 performance who have purchased Access tickets no more than 2 times. For persons who have purchased Access tickets more than 2 times Access tickets are available for $40.
