Michael Tanner

Thrills amid the gore

Elektra<br /> Royal Opera House For You<br /> Linbury Studio

issue 15 November 2008

Elektra
Royal Opera House

For You
Linbury Studio

The revival at the Royal Opera of Strauss’s Elektra in the production by Charles Edwards, who is also responsible for the sets and lighting, is so drastically modified from 2003 as to amount to a fresh start on the piece.

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