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08/09 CONCERTS


Gala: Kent Nagano - Elektra

Fri, 9 Jan 09
7:30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall

Featuring:
Kent Nagano  conductor
Vocalists to be announced


Repertoire/ Programme:
STRAUSS - Elektra (concert version)

Concert Duration (inclusive of 20 min intermission): Approx. 2 hrs 10 min

Synopsis:
The SSO's 30th Anniversary celebrations start off on a high note with the distinguished maestro Kent Nagano conducting the concert version of Strauss' one-act opera Elektra. Based upon the celebrated Greek tragedy by Sophocles, the opera tells the tale of Elektra’s quest to avenge the murder of her father Agamemnon by his wife and her lover.