Considéré comme sulfureux et érotique, il sera interdit dans plusieurs maisons d’opéra. Jamais auparavant l’opéra n’avait osé aller aussi loin dans la représentation du désir féminin et du fanatisme ...

Laura Wilde as Salome and Ryan McKinny as Jokanaa (John the Baptist) in Salome. Credit: Photo by Michael Bishop Abominable. Cacophonous. Cruelest discord. Disgusting. Madness. Although these ...

Virginia Opera’s cinematic production of Richard Strauss’s “Salome” was a passionate tour de force that etched love and death in vivid bas-relief Saturday evening at George Mason University’s Center ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Canadian Opera Company's 2013 spring season ...

Heartbeat Opera specializes in daring reductions of the classics, and this may be its most implausible undertaking yet. By Zachary Woolfe Strauss’s “Salome” begins with a swiftly slithering clarinet ...

Jennifer Holloway (L) as Salome and Alex Boyer as Herod in Richard Strauss's Salome at Lyric Opera Credit: Kyle Flubacker What’s the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of Salome? A freshly ...

Salome marks the North American premiere of Sir David McVicar’s provocative production, set against the backdrop of 1930s fascist Italy. The demanding title role features Elena Stikhina in her eagerly ...

Herod (WIll Upham) discovers some less-than-paternal feelings for his beautfiul stepdaughter Salome (Joanna Parisi). Courtesy West Bay Opera. West Bay takes one of the more provocative creations in ...

The Royal Opera’s first revival of David McVicar’s staging of Salome is a distinct improvement, in almost every respect, on when it was new two years ago. Better cast, played and conducted, it has at ...

Talk about a big finish. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and music director Leonard Slatkin close their 2015-16 season with a concert performance of Richard Strauss' landmark opera "Salome." There were ...

In Richard Strauss’ “Salome,” a teenage nymphomaniac princess discovers her inner necrophilia. At the opera’s conclusion, she kisses the crimson lips of the severed head of a prophet, John the Baptist ...