Synopsis

## Elektra The BBC Proms The concert season commences with a live performance of Richard Strauss's dramatic one-act opera, broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall in London. Andrew Davis, Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, leads this harrowing tale of obsession, murder, and revenge set in ancient Greece. Davis notes: "The Proms traditionally conclude with 'Land of Hope and Glory,' but this year we begin by venturing into a realm of despair and bloodshed through Richard Strauss'