This week, beginning at 1 pm, Saturday Matinee features the double bill of Richard Strauss's Elektra and Englebert Humperdink's Hansel & Gretel from the Lyric Opera Of Chicago.
Christine Goerke sings the title role of Elektra. Emily Magee is Chrysothemis with Jill Grove as Clytemnestra, Alan Held as Orestes and Roger Honeywell as Aegisthus.
Sir Andrew Davis conducts.
For Hansel & Gretel, Elizabeth DeShong sings the role of Hansel with Maria Kanyova as Gretel, Jill Grove as the Witch, Julie Makerov as Mother and Brian Mulligan as Father.
Ward Stare conducts.
