Name: Salome
Start: 2008-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2008-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

Organization

Zanger

Soprano

Nadja Michael

Salome

Mezzo-soprano

Michaela Schuster

Herodias

Daniela Sindram

Ein Page der Herodias

Tenor

Thomas Moser

Herodes

Robin Leggate

Joseph Kaiser

Narraboth

Baritone

Michael Volle

Jochanaan

Bass

Iain Paterson

1. Nazarener

Andrew Mayor

2. Nazarener

Julian Tovey

Christian Sist

1. Soldat

Alan Ewing

2. Soldat

Adrian Thompson

1. Jude

Martyn Hill

2. Jude

Hubert Francis

3. Jude

Ji-Min Park

4. Jude

Jeremy White

5. Jude

Vuyani Mlinde

Ein Kappadozier

Pumeza Matshikiza

Ein Sklave

Dirigent

Philippe Jordan

Regisseur

David McVicar

Set designer

Es Devlin

Kostuum ontwerper

Licht ontwerper

Wolfgang Göbbel

Royal Opera House

Londen

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Salome's biblical story inspired Oscar Wilde a tragedy and Richard Strauss an opera. David McVicar staged this opera of extravagant intensity in the Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in June 2012.

Salome gave Richard Strauss the reputation of a first-rank opera composer; Gustav Mahler called it "one of the most important works of our day". The staging's opening tableau introduces a world of debauchery. While the Tetrach and his guests savour a banquet on the upper floor, servants, guards and prostitutes wait to be summoned in a filthy kitchen downstairs. The vile atmosphere is reinforced by Es Devlin's Art-Deco-inspired designs. Salome, interpreted by Nadja Michael, is innocence, sensuality and violence. Strauss famously said the role was "written for a 16-year-old with the voice of an Isolde".

Main Stage

Salome Strauss,R

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