Richard Strauss’ Salome

Dates and Venue 2, 5, 7 & 9 May 2009 @ 7.30 pm | Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Sung in German with English surtitles

Reviewer John Jane

To a large extent, Salome is a study in obsessions; Narraboth and Herod’s obsession with Salome, Salome’s obsession for John the Baptist and in turn, his furor with his own ministry as Christ’s fore-runner. Strauss’s narrative powers in his orchestrations strongly suggest a musical tension in an atmosphere of looming violence and madness. Full review

 

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