Latvian National OperaRiga, LV-1050, Latvia
Dates/times in Riga time zone
| Saturday 05 September 2026 | 19:00 |
Programme
| Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) | Salome |
Performers
| Latvian National Opera | ||
| Mārtiņš Ozoliņš | Conductor | |
| Alvis Hermanis | Director, Set Designer | |
| Jana Čivžele | Costume Designer | |
| Oskars Pauliņš | Lighting Designer | |
| Latvian National Opera Orchestra | ||
| Latvian National Opera Choir | ||
| Vida Miknevičiūtė | Soprano | Salome |
| Marco Jentzsch | Tenor | Herodes |
| Zanda Švēde | Mezzo-soprano | Herodias |
| Rihards Mačanovskis | Bass | Jochanaan |
| Raimonds Bramanis | Tenor | Narraboth |
Princess Salome of Judea is infatuated with Jochanaan, the prophet of new faith. When King Herod invites Salome to perform a dance for him, she demands a ruthless price in return – the princess wants the prophet’s head… The veiled events tell a story of obsessive love, more powerful than rational thought. Although the action is set in ancient Judea, in his latest production, Director Alvis Hermanis transports us to future Israel, where ideologies and religions have tangled in a tight knot, more so than anywhere else in the world.
