Salome’s ‘Dance of the Seven Veils’ has sent generations reeling. Throughout the ages, Oscar Wilde’s femme fatale caused a lot of stir. For her version of ‘Dance of the Seven Veils’, director Aïda Gabriëls invites musicians Colin H. Van Eeckhout (Amenra), Pieter-Jan Van Assche (Innerwoud) and soprano Astrid Stockman to fiddle with the deeply human figure of Salome. During the pandemic, the team resided in AB for a few days to prepare this performance. Let’s look back on the outright impressive r

Principal Horn Jennifer Montone previews the French horn passage in Richard Strauss’s Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, a lively motif representing the title character. Hear this cinematic piece alongside another Strauss favorite, Salome’s scandalous “Dance of the Seven Veils,” and works by Wagner and Liszt, May 1–2 with conductor Tugan Sokhiev. | The Philadelphia Orchestra