It's hard to imagine confirmed Straussians not wanting this starry Metropolitan Opera performance of Elektra. Strauss and his librettist, Hugo von...

This was one of the most emotional evenings in Met history—the night Leontyne Price bid farewell to opera. Aida is the role that inspired audiences...

Live from the Metropolitan Opera: Simon Boccanegra

The Metropolitan Opera live production of Richard Strauss's opera Elektra on February 16, 1980

As renowned for its harmonious overture as for its romantic storybook characters, this three-act masterwork features some of the composer’s most...