To emphasize the antagonism between the two sisters, Strauss has given Chrysothemis music that is intensely lyrical and emotionally fraughtthe complete opposite of Elektras violent and broken style in the introduction.
Shortly afterward, Chrysothemis enters to announce the arrival of two strangers who have come to the palace with the news that Orestes has met with a fatal accident.
Chrysothemis reveals her great joy and exhorts her sister to join in the festivities inside the palace.