Mourning Becomes Electra (opera): Difference between revisions

However, it then vanished from the stage. After thirty years, the opera was presented by [[Lyric Opera of Chicago]] in 1998 in a revised version that reduced the orchestration and simplified the harmonic language. A more drastic revision of the opera was subsequently premiered at the [[Seattle Opera]] on October 18, 2003. The orchestration was further cut down and electronic samplers added. A number of passages were re-written and a new finale was created. In addition, the opera was restructured from the original three acts (corresponding to the original O'Neill drama) into two. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattleopera.org/discover/archive/2003-2004/mourning/composer.aspx|title=Mourning Becomes Electra|work=seattleopera.org|accessdate=11 February 2015}}</ref> This version was subsequently mounted in 2004 at the [[New York City Opera]] . <ref>[http://www.boosey.com/pages/opera/moreDetails.asp?musicID=1286 Mourning Becomes Electra at www.boosey.com]</ref> These more recent productions have been in general favorably received, not the least because of the performance in all of them of [[Lauren Flanigan]] as Christine Mannon. The [[Florida Grand Opera]] staged it in November of 2013 in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale.