I love the expression on Elettra's face as she discovers/remembers her power to call down lightning on her foes. The
first expression is like "oh cool!" Anja Harteros' Elettra is pretty
crazed, but it's not like she doesn't have a good reason to be angry. Things
don't usually go well for this "third wheel" in Idomeno. When you watch her Act 3 aria, you know this poor woman has gone completely over the edge.
In this performance from the Salzburg M22 Festival in 2006, AH hints at her exciting Verdi performances to come.
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