Overview
From the Teatro Comunale di Bologna comes Richard Strauss's "Elektra" in a production directed by Flemish director Guy Joosten. Conducting is Lothar Zagrosek, an expert in the Strauss repertoire. Elena Nebera takes the title role, accompanied by Natascha Petrinsky, Anna Gabler, Jan Vacik, and Thomas Hall. Television direction by Cristina Fayad.
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