Leeds Town HallLeeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 3AD, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) | Salome (Concert performance) |
Performers
| Opera North | ||
| Sir Richard Armstrong | Conductor | |
| Orchestra of Opera North | ||
| Jennifer Holloway | Mezzo-soprano | Salome |
| Katarina Karnéus | Mezzo-soprano | Herodias |
| Robert Hayward | Bass-baritone | Jochanaan |
| Arnold Bezuyen | Tenor | Herodes |
| Oliver Johnston | Tenor | Narraboth |
| Heather Lowe | Mezzo-soprano | Herodias' Page |
| Dean Robinson | Bass | 1st Nazarene |
| Alex Banfield | Tenor | 2nd Nazarene |
| Richard Mosley-Evans | Baritone | 1st Soldier |
| Jihoon Kim | Bass | 2nd Soldier, 5th Jew |
| Adrian Dwyer | Tenor | 1st Jew |
| John Findon | Tenor | 2nd Jew |
| Stuart Laing | Tenor | 3rd Jew |
| Nicholas Watts | Tenor | 4th Jew |
| Gordon Shaw | Bass | Cappadocian |
Opera at its most extreme. Concentrated into just 100 intense minutes, there is no let-up in its power and intoxication.
From the seductive ‘Dance of the Seven Veils’ to the explosive vocal parts, the violent sensuality of the score illustrates every moment of the story with unflinching vividness, illuminating the darkest corners of a world that has lost all moral compass.
