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Elektra
Metropolitan Opera House, Tue, February 20, 1968
Debut : Ina Delcampo
Elektra (38)
Richard Strauss | Hugo von Hofmannsthal
- Elektra
- Birgit Nilsson
- Chrysothemis
- Ina Delcampo [Debut]
- Klyt?mnestra
- Jean Madeira
- Orest
- William Dooley
- Aegisth
- Ticho Parly
- Overseer
- Carlotta Ordassy
- Serving Woman
- Shirley Love
- Serving Woman
- Joann Grillo
- Serving Woman
- Nancy Williams
- Serving Woman
- Lilian Sukis
- Serving Woman
- Clarice Carson
- Confidant
- Elinor Harper
- Trainbearer
- Mary Fercana
- Young Servant
- Charles Anthony
- Old Servant
- Edward Ghazal
- Guardian
- Paul Plishka
- Conductor
- Thomas Schippers
Review 1:
Review of Irving Kolodin in the Saturday
In conjunction with Birgit Nilsson's last Elektra of the season - which was, perhaps, the best sung of any she has ever offered here - there was occasion for re-acquaintance with the Klyt?mnestra of Jean Madeira. She has, in the lapse of seven years since last performing the part here, intensified its horror content by an infusion of psychopathic degeneracy almost endearing in its loathsomeness. As for vocal production, when she enunciated her first words - "Was willst Du? Seht doch, dort!" - one had the impression that, maybe, after all, the new Met did incorporate an amplifying system. Such a fantasy was of no service to Ina Delcampo, a soprano associated with a background in Vienna, who made her debut as Chrysothemis. Her action suggested a long, hard look at the characterization of Leonie Rysanek, but it was blurred, foggy, and unfocused in vocal production - a set of strong disabilities vis-a-vis Strauss's scoring.
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Met careers
- Thomas Schippers [Conductor]
- Birgit Nilsson [Elektra]
- Ina Delcampo [Chrysothemis]
- Jean Madeira [Klyt?mnestra]
- William Dooley [Orest]
- Ticho Parly [Aegisth]
- Carlotta Ordassy [Overseer]
- Shirley Love [Serving Woman]
- Joann Grillo [Serving Woman]
- Nancy Williams [Serving Woman]
- Lilian Sukis [Serving Woman]
- Clarice Carson [Serving Woman]
- Elinor Harper [Confidant]
- Mary Fercana [Trainbearer]
- Charles Anthony [Young Servant]
- Edward Ghazal [Old Servant]
- Paul Plishka [Guardian]