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Finnish National Opera

Conductor

Hannu Lintu

Stage director

Stage director (+4)

Christof Loy

Set designer

Set designer (+3)

Johannes Leiacker

Costume designer

Robby Duiveman

Choreographer

Klevis Elmazaj

Lighting designer

Olaf Winter

Tenor (+2)

Daniel Brenna

Herod

Mezzo-soprano (+3)

Karin Lovelius

Herodias

Tenor

Mihails Čuļpajevs

Narraboth

Bass-baritone (+4)

Tuomas Pursio

John the Baptist

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Elli Vallinoja

A Page of Herodias

Lasse Penttinen

Second Jew

Alexander Kravets

Fourth Jew

Bass-baritone (+3)

Nicholas Söderlund

Fifth Jew

Tenor (+1)

Joel Forsström

Second Nazarene

Jouni Kokora

First soldier

Bass (+2)

Hannu Forsberg

Second soldier

Bass-baritone (+2)

Juha Pikkarainen

A Cappadocian

Heikki Hattunen

A slave

Orchestra

Finnish National Opera Orchestra

Translator

Hedwig Lachmann

Tuomas Miettola

Third Jew

Choreographer (+4)

Joni Österlund

Dancers

Petri Vesa

First Jew

Conny Thimander

First Nazarene

Bass (+3)

Erik Rousi

Bass (+1)

Juha Moisio

Soprano (+2)

Vida Mikneviciute

Salome

Soprano

Nina Bezu

Based on a play by Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Salome is one of the most intense and powerful operas ever created. Sensational in its time, Salome was received with both wonder and shock, thanks to its theme combining religion and eroticism and its groundbreaking musical language.

After Salome’s world premiere in 1905, Richard Strauss became an opera composer whose name was on everyone’s lips. In his electrifying revision, the masterful director Christof Loy now presents the classic work from a fresh perspective. This one-act opera captivates its audience with its unexpected elements and profound insights.

Salome returns to the Finnish National Opera’s repertoire in the autumn of 2024.

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