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| Composer | Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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BerlinSalomeNew production
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Strauss R.: Salome
James Gaffigan; Evgeny Titov; Komische Oper Berlin; Rufus Didwiszus; Esther Bialas; Sebastian Alphons
ToulouseSaloméNew production
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Strauss R.: Salome
Frank Beermann; Matthias Goerne; Opéra National du Capitole; Hernan Penuela; Christian Lacroix; Vinicio Cheli; Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
ChicagoSalome
Strauss R.: Salome
Tomáš Netopil; Sir David McVicar; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Es Devlin; Wolfgang Göbbel; Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra
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Decadence and decay: Asmik Grigorian leads a sensational Salome
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Even locked behind a music stand, like a caged panther in a sleek black gown, Grigorian’s Salome bristles with dramatic energy in Barbican concert performance of Strauss’ “scherzo with a fatal conclusion”.
Claus Guth directs a tormented, harrowing new Salome at the Met
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Claus Guth's new production at the Metropolitan Opera, originally seen at the Bolshoi in 2021, moves the action from biblical Judea to the era of the opera's composition.
A desperately decadent Salome revived in Naples
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Manfred Schweigkofler's production places the drama in a surreal, timeless atmosphere at the Teatro San Carlo.
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ParisSalomé
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Strauss R.: Salome
Simone Young; Lydia Steier; Opéra national de Paris; Momme Hinrichs; Andy Besuch; Olaf Freese; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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Bachtrack top ten: Richard Strauss
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From the early succès de scandale of Salome to a golden Indian summer, Richard Strauss’ long career spanned eight decades. Enjoy some highlights in our playlist.
Salome: the greatest Strauss tone poem?
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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.