* Classical DVD and CD Nov 1, 2009
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Richard Strauss devastating, ear-splitting, but also magnificent opera Elektra, a study in hysteria and sexual obsession if ever there was one ... Historically, Elektra marked the convergence of two trends ... Painters like Picasso eagerly copied African masks and relished bullfights, while in music Stravinsky shocked his audiences with The Rite of Spring (1913, but being worked on from 1910, a year after Elektra). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Fantastic Four Reboot Dream Cast Sep 7, 2009
Fox tends to tap rising TV talent for their feature film projects, see Jennifer Garner in Elektra, or Chiklis in the original F4 films. Hamm is the Clooney of cable TV right now. (IGN FilmForce)
Hildegard Behrens, singer famed for Wagnerian roles, 72 Aug 21, 2009
Between her Met debut as Giorgetta in Puccini s Tabarro in 1976 and her appearances as Marie in Berg s Wozzeck in 1999, she sang 171 performances with the company, including Leonore in Beethoven s Fidelio, Elettra in Mozart s Idomeneo, and the title roles in Strauss s Salome and Elektra. She sang the title role in Puccini s Tosca opposite Placido Domingo in the premiere of the popular Franco Zeffirelli staging introduced in 1985, a production later broadcast on public television. (Boston Globe)
Singing The Praises Of A Diva Aug 20, 2009
Soprano Deborah Voigt, who sang opposite her in "Elektra," recalls a rehearsal when she reached out to comfort Behrens' character. "Don't really touch me," Behrens suggested. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Obituaries in the news Aug 20, 2009
A dramatic soprano, Behrens' Met career included Elettra in Mozart's "Idomeneo," Isolde in Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde," Senta in Wagner's "Die Fliegende Hollander," Donna Anna in Mozart's "Don Giovanni," Santuzza in Mascagni's "Ca 00004000 valleria Rusticana," the title roles in Strauss' "Elektra" and "Salome," and Puccini's "Tosca," and Marie in Berg's "Wozzeck.". Paul "Duke" Hogue. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Opera Singer Behrens Dies In Tokyo Aug 19, 2009
A dramatic soprano, her Met career included Elettra in Mozart's "Idomeneo," Isolde in Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde," Senta in "Die Fliegende Hollander," Donna Anna in Mozart's "Don Giovanni," Santuzza in Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana," the title roles in Strauss' "Elektra" and 'Salome," and Puccini's "Tosca," and Marie in Berg's "Wozzeck. " She was injured during the final scene of Wagner's "Goetterdaemmerung" at the Met on April 28, 1990, when Valhalla collapsed prematurely and an overhead... (Click2Houston, TX)
* [CLASSICAL DVD REVIEW] Jul 29, 2009
Elvira needs to bring the house down with her mad hysterics and crazed absorption with her wedding dress, just as much as Puccinis Tosca does when she sobs in anguish at her impossible situation or Strauss Elektra screams in her manic earth-scratching desperation. This is opera, after all, an over-the-top entertainment or its nothing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
An outsider finds a place to call home Jul 28, 2009
Although Jurisic and Kosky have forged a trusting bond over the years in productions such as Faust, Tartuffe, Mourning Becomes Elektra and a polarising Lear for Bell Shakespeare, the actor was apprehensive about packing her bags. "I didn't speak any German and I wasn't sure if audiences would accept me," she says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
R&B Singer Traedonya To Release New Hit Single on iTunes Mar 24, 2009
Recording one of Hip Hop's first Big Band albums on Elektra records with her Hip Hop/Jazz band "Sample This!", Traedonya has grown into a feisty, yet very cool and patient individual. Her fan base is consistent and constantly growing. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
From a vault in Paris: The sound of opera in 1907 Feb 17, 2009
Hector Dufranne, for instance, created the baritone role of Golaud in Debussy's "Pell?as et M?lisande," while Ernestine Schumann-Heink created the role of Clytemnestra in Richard Strauss's "Elektra.". And yet the dream of Clark and the Paris Opera that these same records would be heard a century later has only been partly realized. (International Herald Tribune)
