Nina Stemme Sensational as Salome

By Gavin Dixon, 30 August 2014

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 30 August 2014

Strauss R., Salome (sung in German)

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor

Justin Way, Director

Nina Stemme, Salome

Doris Soffel, Herodias

Burkhard Ulrich, Herodes

Thomas Blondelle, Narraboth

Samuel Youn, Jochanaan

Ronnita Miller, Herodias' Page

Paul Kaufmann, 1st Jew

Gideon Poppe, 2nd Jew

Jörg Schörner, 3rd Jew

Clemens Bieber, 4th Jew

Carlton Ford, 2nd Nazarene

Noel Bouley, 1st Nazarene

Ante Jerkunica, 1st Soldier

Tobias Kehrer, 2nd Soldier

Andrew Harris, 5th Jew

Seth Carico, Cappadocian

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Gavin Dixon

Gavin Dixon is a writer, journalist and editor specialising in classical music. He writes for publications such as Gramophone, Classical Music and BBC Music Magazine. Gavin has a PhD on the symphonies of Alfred Schnittke and is a member of the editorial team for the “Alfred Schnittke Collected Works” edition. His website is here.

A Sensational Salome from Nina Stemme