When Salome premiered in 1905, it made waves. At opera houses that didn’t ban it for its obscene depravity, shocked audiences poured in to see Richard Strauss’s take on the infamous biblical princess ...

Kelly Cae Hogan's powerful soprano in the title role is the tastiest treat in Portland Opera's very mixed bag of a "Salome." Whether singing sensual similes describing the body, hair and mouth of John ...

Richard Strauss’s eerie and perverse Salome is based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name as adapted by librettist Hedwig Lachmann. Wilde was inspired by the Biblical tale of Princess Salome and ...

According to the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, the Judean Princess Salome danced for her stepfather Herod Antipas and in return asked for the head of the prophet John the Baptist to be brought on a ...

What obsession draws Al Pacino to certain roles: Arturo Ui, Richard III, Teach of “American Buffalo”? He has acted Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Judea, before, in a fully costumed “Salome” at Circle in ...

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Voigt and Grimsley in ‘Salome,’ Photos by Karen Almond, Dallas Opera. The Dallas Opera’s second title of the season is the outrageous Salome. Perhaps the most depraved plot in all opera — and that’s ...

Most Westerners are familiar with the Bible story of Salome, especially the dance of the seven veils, in which the young princess Salome dances for Herod and demands the head of John the Baptist in ...

Connecticut Opera’s gamble on Richard Strauss’ “Salome” — one of the more musically challenging works in the operatic repertoire — paid off Thursday evening with some fine results, not the least of ...

The futuristic action-adventure is set in the 28th century, where special operatives Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) maintain order throughout the universe for the government of ...