San Francisco Opera’s explosive, over-the- top “Elektra,” a revival of Keith Warner’s 2017 production, features a fine cast and a massive orchestra of 95 players, the largest ever in the house to date. The Richard Strauss opera with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal tells a horrific tale taken from Sophocles about what could easily win the all-time dysfunctional family award. The work calls for no less than three vocal powerhouses: Elektra, who […]
