Metropolitan Opera's broadcast of 'Elektra' set in Lewes April 30
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation will present The Metropolitan Opera’s live broadcast of "Elektra" at 12:55 p.m., Saturday, April 30, at Cape Henlopen High School Theater in Lewes.
Strauss’s penetrating tragedy about a Greek princess hell-bent on revenge comes to the Met in the final opera production by legendary director Patrice Chéreau, who died in 2013. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the extraordinary cast headed by Nina Stemme, who portrays the obsessed and bloodthirsty Elektra. Legendary mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier is chilling as her fearsome mother, Klytämnestra - the object of Elektra’s fury. Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka and bass-baritone Eric Owens are Elektra’s troubled siblings.
In addition to the opera performance, the HD series features Met opera stars conducting live interviews with cast and/or various production crew members while showing behind-the-scenes workings. This blazing production is the last in The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD series of 10 live simulcast transmissions for the 2015-16 season.
Admission for The Met: Live in HD broadcasts is $25 for adults, $22 for RBFS members, Met members and seniors (65+); $15 for students (with ID), and children (12 years and under). Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis (no reserved seats). Online reservations may be made with MasterCard or VISA until noon, Friday, April 29. Admission can be purchased at the door with cash payment only.
Lunch from Hobos Restaurant will be available in the atrium of the high school starting at noon. For more information, go to www.rehobothfilm.com or call 302-645-9095.
