NEW YORK (AP) — Patrice Chereau will direct a new staging of Strauss’ “Elektra” in a co-production with the French Aix-en-Provence Festival, New York’s Metropolitan Opera and several other companies.

The production will be conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. The festival company said Tuesday it will open at the Grand Theatre de Provence on July 10. Sets are by Richard Peduzzi, with lighting by Dominique Bruguiere and costumes by Caroline de Vivaise.

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