Salome, princess of Judea ... that was to ensure his status as Wagner’s successor in the history of German opera. A dazzling hour and forty minutes, decadent in its very essence, which, for ...

This full-length study ... Derrick Puffett considers Salome in relation to Wagnerian music drama, Tethys Carpenter examines its tonal and dramatic structure, and Craig Ayrey analyses the final ...

Photo by Ken Howard/ Metropolitan Opera. Gerhard Siegel as Herod and Patricia Racette in the title role of Strauss's Salome Photo by Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera.

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch says, 'Salome' is the first modern opera. Lust, violence and religious fervour all have their moments in this short, compelling opera about the worst of human nature.

Catherine Naglestad makes her Met debut in the tour-de-force role of Salome, part innocent and part sexual predator. Željko Lučić is her prophetic nemesis Jochanaan, John the Baptist.

Doss is doing this week in Houston as he takes on one of his signature roles as John the Baptist (Jokanaan) in Richard Strauss' controversial, early-20th-century opera "Salome," based on the play ...

Opera singer Maria Ewing ... Getty Images Ewing's performance in Salome was broadcast around the world Her appearance on the Radio 4 programme surprised fans even more when she declined to ...