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| Composer | Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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TokyoSalome
Strauss R.: Salome
Ryusuke Numajiri; August Everding; New National Theatre; Jörg Zimmermann; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra; Hedvig Haugerud
BudapestR. Strauss: SalomeNew production
Strauss R.: Salome
Martin Rajna; Máté Szabó; Hungarian State Opera; Márton Ágh; Ildikó Tihanyi; Csaba Szilárdi; Nicole Chevalier
PragueSalome
Strauss R.: Salome
Robert Jindra; Calixto Bieito; Prague National Theatre Opera; Anna-Sofia Kirsch; Paula Keiller; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus
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Matthias Goerne strikes gold with Salome in Toulouse
Late step-in Nicole Chevalier, baritone-turned-director Matthias Goerne and conductor Frank Beermann combine their talents to create a landmark production at the Capitole de Toulouse.
Regents Opera’s Salome lands a knockout punch at York Hall
Mark Ravenhill directs a brutal, bloody Salome at the spiritual home of British boxing, York Hall.
Sir David McVicar’s psychologically driven Salome arrives in Chicago
Revived at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the notorious opera director’s take stirs sympathy for Salome, but leans on some of his theatrical hobby-horses
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ParisSalomé
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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Bleeding and dancing: Mark Ravenhill gets his teeth into Salome
The trailblaizing playwright makes a return to the operatic stage to direct a new production of Strauss’ Salome with Regents Opera – held in an old boxing venue, an apt location given the opera’s bloody subject...
Bachtrack top ten: Richard Strauss
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?
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.