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Sir David McVicar’s psychologically driven Salome arrives in Chicago

Alex Boyer (Herod) and Jennifer Holloway (Salome)
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Nicholas Brownlee (Jochanaan) and Jennifer Holloway (Salome)
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Jennifer Holloway (Salome) and Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Herodias)
© Kyle Flubacker
Salome at Lyric Opera of Chicago
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Jennifer Holloway (Salome) and Alex Boyer (Herod)
© Kyle Flubacker
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“Jennifer Holloway, who specializes in Salome, oscillated among affects persuasively”
Reviewed at Lyric Opera House, Chicago on 25 January 2026
Strauss R., Salome
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Tomáš Netopil, Conductor
Sir David McVicar, Director
Es Devlin, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Wolfgang Göbbel, Lighting Designer
Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra
Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus
Julia Burbach, Director
59 Productions, Video
Jennifer Holloway, Salome
Nicholas Brownlee, Jochanaan
Alexander Boyer, Herodes
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Herodias
Ryan Capozzo, Narraboth
Catherine Martin, Herodias' Page
Andrew George, Choreography
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