The story of Salome, the niece and stepdaughter of the biblical King Herod, and her pursuit of John the Baptist has inspired countless works, from theater productions and paintings to films and ...

Herod (WIll Upham) discovers some less-than-paternal feelings for his beautfiul stepdaughter Salome (Joanna Parisi). Courtesy West Bay Opera. West Bay takes one of the more provocative creations in ...

A scandalous fellow wrote a scandalous play which became a scandalous opera. Kelly Slawson brings a dazzlingly powerful, beautiful voice to the title role. It’s an unforgettable triumph in a real tour ...

Almost everyone in Salome wants something they shouldn’t. A king desires his stepdaughter, a servant desires a princess and a princess desires a prisoner with equal parts fascination and repulsion. We ...

Performances in N.Y.C. In Strauss’s “Salome,” is the Dance of the Seven Veils a seduction? A striptease? A cry for help? Watch some memorable versions from its long history. Manon Fleur Antonio and ...

New York's Heartbeat Opera will present a new adaptation of Richard Strauss' iconic opera SALOME, transforming Oscar Wilde's tight, 100-minute thrill ride into a startlingly intimate Salome. Seven ...

MONTREAL — Richard Strauss' “Salomé” may be most notorious for its “Dance of the Seven Veils” or Salomé's erotic embrace with the head of John the Baptist, but the composer's rich setting of Oscar ...

One of the biggest challenges opera companies face is balancing their audiences’ unquenchable thirst for seeing the same dozen or so classic works with the need to present less-known and newer works ...

NEW YORK — Describing the new Metropolitan Opera production of “Salome” feels a bit like recounting the details of a dream: The lines start to blur, the colors begin to drain, the details dissolve in ...

Richard Strauss’s “Salome” has been described by opera singers, conductors, critics and fans as one of the world’s most thrilling, fast-paced and visceral works in the repertoire. And yet, the ...

The musical advantages for a concert presentation of Richard Strauss’s Salome are immediately obvious. The stage of the Usher Hall admits a much larger orchestra than the pit of an opera house, ...

Of the six operas that comprise San Francisco Opera's fall 2009 season, Richard Strauss' Salomé is the outlier — a production that, by design, represents something of a departure from the musical and ...