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In his directorial debut, Matthias Goerne strikes gold with Salome in Toulouse

Salomé in Toulouse
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Jérôme Boutillier (Jochanaan)
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Jérôme Boutillier (Jochanaan) and Nicole Chevalier (Salome)
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Nikolai Schukoff (Herodes), Sophie Koch (Herodias) and ensemble
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“from the moment Chevalier made her entrance, her status as a great Salome was assured”
Reviewed at Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse on 22 May 2026
Strauss R., Salome
Frank Beermann, Conductor
Matthias Goerne, Director
Hernan Penuela, Set Designer
Christian Lacroix, Costume Designer
Vinicio Cheli, Lighting Designer
Nicole Chevalier, Salome
Sophie Koch, Herodias
Nikolai Schukoff, Herodes
Fabien Hyon, Narraboth
Jérôme Boutillier, Jochanaan
Hun Kim, 1st Nazarene
Matthieu Toulouse, 2nd Nazarene, 2nd Soldier
Lucas López López, 1st Soldier
Baptiste Bouvier, 5th Jew, Cappadocian
Alfredo Poesina, 4th Jew
Zachary McCulloch, 3rd Jew
Emmanuel Hasler, 2nd Jew
Damien Bigourdan, 1st Jew
Floriane Hasler, Herodias' Page
Katharina Semmelbeck, A slave
Beate Vollack, Choreography
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