Brian Elias: Electra Mourns Format:CD Andrew Watts countertenor

Andrew Watts countertenor

’ The Observer

particularly on the scoring of his three chamber operas' Guardian

Artistic Director: Amelia Freedman CBE FRAM

This disc was recorded at Potton Hall

Brian Elias: Electra Mourns Format:CD Andrew Watts countertenorRelease Date: 21 April 2017 The title work on this new album by Brian Elias sets text from Electra, a 5th Century BC play by the Greek dramatist Sophocles. It is sung in the original ancient Greek by mezzo soprano Susan Bickley, accompanied by cor anglais and string orchestra, and recounts the tale of Electra and the vengeance that she and her brother Orestes take on their mother and stepfather following the murder of their father. Continuing Elias's