Salome
by Richard Strauss

Overview

Considered scandalous when it premiered a century ago with its provocative "Dance of the Seven Veils," Richard Strauss' adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play has not lost its ability to shock. Set in Biblical times, this erotically charged opera centers on a tangled triangle: the persecuted John the Baptist, a lecherous King Herod and the monarch's pathologically seductive stepdaughter, Salome. German soprano Nadja Michael is "indolent, sexy and scary" in the title role, giving a performance that "blazes with dramatic intensity," according to London critics. Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts in a production co-directed by Sean Curran and James Robinson.

CAST		PRODUCTION
Salome: Nadja Michael* Herodias: Irina Mishura Herod: Kim Begley Jokanaan: Greer Grimsley Narraboth: Garrett Sorenson* A page: Elizabeth DeShong* First Jew: Beau Gibson* Second Jew: Robert MacNeil Third Jew: Matthew O’Neill Fourth Jew: Corey Bix* Fifth Jew: Jeremy Milner* First Soldier: Andrew Funk* Second Soldier: Bojan Knezevic First Nazarene: Julien Robbins Second Nazarene: Austin Kness Cappodocian: Kenneth Kellogg Slave: Renée Tatum		Conductor: Nicola Luisotti Director: Seán Curran* Consulting Director/Dramaturg: James Robinson Production Designer: Bruno Schwengl