Opera – Page 5

Seven Takes on the Lurid Dance of the Seven Veils in Strauss’s ‘Salome’

In Strauss’s “Salome,” is the Dance of the Seven Veils a seduction? A striptease? A cry for help? Watch some memorable versions from its long history.

By Zachary Woolfe

Adams, John (1947- ) Antony and Cleopatra (2022) (Opera) Bullock, Julia Classical Music Finley, Gerald Lien, Mimi Metropolitan Opera Opera Pulitzer, Elkhanah

John Adams’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ Sags at the Metropolitan Opera

John Adams’s Shakespeare adaptation has been trimmed since its premiere, but still struggles with setting a flood of dense Elizabethan verse.

By Zachary Woolfe

Appointments and Executive Changes Chung, Myung-Whun Classical Music La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy) Opera Riccardo Chailly

La Scala Taps South Korean Maestro Myung-whun Chung as Music Director

Myung-whun Chung will be the first Asian, and one of the first conductors born outside Italy, to serve as music director in the opera house’s 247-year history.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Adams, John (1947- ) Berkeley, Busby Classical Music Colbert, Claudette Costumes Knowles, Beyonce Lien, Mimi Metropolitan Opera Opera Pulitzer, Elkhanah Taylor, Elizabeth (1932-2011)

The Inspirations Behind the Met Opera’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

The inspirations behind the staging of “Antony and Cleopatra,” which imagines a world in which celebrities can be tantamount to gods.

By Joshua Barone