Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Elektra (opera) Elektra is a German opera by Richard Strauss. The libretto was written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It was first performed in Dresden in 1909. Elektra is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are a several recordings of it, and it is regularly performed. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.