Original id:
9493
Start date:
22 July 1787
Degree of relationship to ancient play:
unknown
Media of production:
Opera, musical and related genres
Electra (1787)
Companies:
Ancient works:
Information related to this production
| Script | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Elektra | Sophocles AKA Sophokles |
| Oreste | Voltaire |
| Person | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Jean Desprez | Set Designer | |
| Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner (1759-1833) | Composer | |
| A.-F. Ristell | Librettist | after Nicolas-François Guillard, who modelled his libretto on Voltaire |
| Venue | Festival | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drottningholmsteatern (Stockholm, Greater Stockholm, Sweden) | 22 July, 1787 |
| Source | Format | Location if held at the APGRD | Pagination | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Use of Greek Tragedy in the History of Opera | Print-out | archive | 86 | |
| Grove Music Online | Website | New Grove Opera: s.v. Haeffner, Johann Christian Friedrich | ||
| Agamemnon in Performance: 458 BC to AD 2004 | Book | library | 78, 78 n. 5 |
How to cite this production
Electra (1787), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/9493 <25 November 2024>