The contributions to this handbook bring together a full-length
study of Elektra in English. The volume examines the many facets of
one of Richard Strauss's most complex operas. First, P. E.
Easterling surveys the mythological background, while Karen Forsyth
discusses Hofmannsthal's adaptation of his sources. The second part
brings the music to the fore. Derrick Puffett offers an
introductory essay and synopsis; Arnold Whittall considers the
tonal and dramatic structure of the composition; Tethys Carpenter
explores the musical language of the work in detail, with special
focus given to part of the Klytaemnestra scene. The third part of
the volume offers two contrasting critical essays: Carolyn Abbate
provides an interpretation informed by her recent work on
narrative, and Robin Holloway analyses Strauss's orchestration of
the opera. The book also contains a discography and an appendix of
excerpts from the Strauss-Hofmannsthal correspondence.
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