From June 25 to July 4, Michel Fau directs Elektra, Richard Strauss’ one-act opera. Adapted from Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s tragedy, it tells the story of Electra who, with her brother Orestes, decides to avenge her father Agamemnon, murdered by their mother and her lover. Alongside Michel Fau, Frank Beermann as musical director, and the soprano Ricarda Merbeth as Elektra, in costumes designed by Christian Lacroix.