Event listing: Salome | Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre | Sun 12 Oct 2014 at 15:00

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Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre10 Salisbury Road Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

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Programme

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)

Performers

Opera Hong Kong
John Neschling	Conductor
Andrejs Žagars	Director
Kirsten Chambers	Soprano	Salome
Jacqueline Dark	Mezzo-soprano	Herodias
Peter Bronder	Tenor	Herodes
Daniel Sumegi	Bass	Jochanaan

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Salome: the greatest Strauss tone poem?

Erica Miner, 24th April

A look at the succès de scandale that was Strauss first operatic hit, Salome, placing it in the context of his early tone poems Don Juan and Death and Transfiguration.

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Opera Hong Kong’s modernised Salome leaves questions unanswered

Alan Yu, 13th October

Director Andrejs Zagars went for a multimedia presentation of Salome modernised to the 20th century, which had its moments, but left serious questions about deviations from Strauss’ score built around Oscar Wilde’s play unanswered.

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