Orest in Elektra
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Orest in Elektra is the tormented brother of the title character in Richard Strauss’s opera, driven by a duty to avenge their father’s murder.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orest | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Elektra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act II of Elektra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | tragic opera ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
family duty
ⓘ
fate ⓘ guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| basedOn | Orestes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childOf |
Agamemnon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Klytämnestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfWorkAppearedIn | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| kills |
Aigisth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Klytämnestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| librettistOfWorkAppearedIn | Hugo von Hofmannsthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Mycenaean Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDateOfWorkAppearedIn | 25 January 1909 ⓘ |
| premiereLocationOfWorkAppearedIn | Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToTitleCharacter | brother of Elektra ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | avenger of his father’s murder ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Mycenae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Chrysothemis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elektra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tormentedBy |
duty to avenge Agamemnon
ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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