Performance

Venue	Royal Opera House
	Also: Linbury Studio, Ballet Studio, Clore Studio,Floral Hall
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	21st February 2008
To	12th March 2008
When	Feb08 21, 25, 29, Mar08 3, 6, 8, 12 at 19:30
Prices	From £6.00. To £110.00.
Royal Opera House (V377)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Salome

Work:: Salome (S2079)

A world of exotic and dangerous decadence. The story of the young Princess of Judea's catastrophic sexual awakening in the corrupt world of Herod's court where she develops a violent sexual obsession with John the Baptist. The original play was often banned and always controversial.

Music	Strauss
Lyrics	Lachmann
Book by	Oscar Wilde (1905)

Production:: (T01297108977)

New Production. Sung in German with English surtitles. Approx. running time 1 hour 40 minutes (no interval). New production generously supported by the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund; Hobson Charity (Benefactor) and Helene and Jean Peters (Benefactors)

Producer	Royal Opera
Conductor	Philippe Jordan
Director	David McVicar
Design	Es Devlin
Lighting	Wolfgang Goebbel
Performer	Nadja Michael (Salome)
Performer	Michaela Schuster (Herodias)
Performer	Daniela Sindram (Page to Herodias)
Performer	Thomas Moser (Herod)
Performer	Joseph Kaiser (Narraboth)
Performer	Michael Volle (Jokanaan)
Performer	Iain Patterson (First Nazarene)
Performer	Andrew Mayor (Second Nazarene)
Performer	Christoph Sist (First Soldier)
Performer	Adrian Thompson (First Jew)
Performer	Alasdair Elliott (Second Jew)
Performer	Hubert Francis (Third Jew)
Performer	Ji-Min Park (Fourth Jew)
Performer	Jeremy White (Fifth Jew)
Performer	Vuyani Mlinde (A Cappadocian)
Performer	Pumeza Matshikiza (Slave)

Listing:: L01537911034

Production details

New Production. Sung in German with English surtitles. Approx. running time 1 hour 40 minutes (no interval). New production generously supported by the Royal Opera House Endowment Fund; Hobson Charity (Benefactor) and Helene and Jean Peters (Benefactors)

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