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​ELEKTRA
by Richard Strauss
@ Lyric Opera of Chicago 
& Houston Grand Opera

ELEKTRA @ Lyric Opera of Chicago, February 2019   https://www.lyricopera.org/productions/2018-19/elektra/

Cast
Nina Stemme, Elektra
Michaela Martens, Klytemnestra

Elza Van den Heever, Chrysothemis
Iain Paterson, Orest
Robert Brubaker, Aegisth
Susan Foster, Overseer
Lauren Decker, First Maid
Mary Phillips, Second Maid
Krysty Swann, Third Maid
Alexandra Lobianco, Fourth Maid
Ann Toomey, Fifth Maid
Whitney Morrison, Confidante
Emily Pogorelc, Trainbearer

Philip Horst, Orest's Tutor
Eric Ferring, Young Servant
Production
Nick Sandys, Revival Director & Fight Choreographer
David McVicar, Original Director 
Donald Runnicles, Conductor
John MacFarlane, Scenic & Costume Designer
Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Designer
Michael Black, Chorus Master
David Toulson, Assistant Director

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REVIEWS:
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"
Originally directed by Sir David McVicar, this revival – ... – clearly thrives on the skills of Nick Sandys, the longtime artistic director of Chicago’s Remy Bumppo Theatre and a fight and movement director for Lyric. He has turned every scene into a play rather than a presentational vocal exercise."  WTTW.com - 2/8/19 

"Sir David McVicar’s turbulent production premiered at Lyric in 2012. Nick Sandys undertakes a recreation of that splendid spectacle as revival director, and under his tutelage it loses nothing of its stark brutality." NewCityStage.com - 2/8/19

"For this revival production, the Lyric has tapped Remy Bumppo artistic director Nick Sandys. Although Sandys has mostly served the Lyric as a fight choreographer, Remy Bumppo frequently mines the expressionistic literature of Strauss’s era, and McVicar’s vision is in good hands."  AroundTheTown.com - 2/5/19  
photo credit: Cory Weaver

ELEKTRA @ Houston Grand Opera, January 2018

HGO constructs an Elektra of Epic proportions, Houston Chronicle, Jan 22, 2018
"an enthralling production... From the first unveiling of John McFarlane's set in this David McVicar production revived by Nick Sandys, the monochromatic gray of the set and costume design is pierced by a red glow from within the depths of the palace, like a bloody volcano threatening to erupt... Every play of emotion - intense grief, relief, disbelief - on Elektra's face, as she recognizes her long-lost brother and avenger Orest, is clearly visible..."
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ConcertoNet.com
HGO Resilience Theater 01/19/2018 
"Nobody could have predicted, however, the impact presenting this thriller in Houston Grand Opera’s temporary home (dubbed “HGO Resilience Theater”) would have....The proximity made the piece even more urgent, more thrilling, and more memorable."

Schmopera.com  Jan 21, 2018

"... this incredibly well-integrated production,..."
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