Featuring one of opera’s most complicated family dynamics, Richard Strauss’s Elektra is tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream. Celebrate Thanksgiving with a searing 2016 Live in HD transmission of the opera, starring soprano Nina Stemme in the title role and mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier as her mother, Klytämnestra. Their performance is available tonight, November 26, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, November 27, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.org and on all Met Opera on Deman

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The powerhouse cast of Strauss’s Elektra has been setting the stage ablaze this month, delivering one explosive moment after another in Patrice Chéreau’s riveting production. In this timelapse video, experience the entire one-hour-and-45-minute opera in less than one minute, featuring sopranos Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen, mezzo-soprano Michaela Schuster, and the incomparable Met Orchestra, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. Next on stage tomorrow, April 9: bit.ly/3wjUNdp Videography by Neville

Richard Strauss – Elektra, Finale Metropolitan Opera, 1994 Otto Schenk Production Elektra: Hildegarde Behrens Chrysothemis: Deborah Voigt A legendary performance of Strauss’ Elektra, marked by overwhelming drama, vocal power and orchestral intensity. #LegendaryMusicians #RichardStrauss #Elektra #OperaLegends #HildegardeBehrens #DeborahVoigt #MetOpera #ClassicalMusic | Legendary Musicians