Salome (Opera)

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

Classical Music Metropolitan Opera Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Salome (Opera) Strauss, Richard van den Heever, Elza

Strauss’s ‘Salome’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera

In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six versions of her younger self.

By Zachary Woolfe

Guth, Claus Metropolitan Opera Opera Salome (Opera)

For His Met Opera Debut, a Director Takes On ‘Salome’

The renowned German director Claus Guth is staging Strauss’s breakthrough opera with a focus on themes of trauma and abuse.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Ashworth, Jacob Heartbeat Opera Opera Salome (Opera) Schlosberg, Daniel Space at Irondale

Review: Heartbeat Opera Compresses Strauss’s ‘Salome’

Heartbeat Opera specializes in daring reductions of the classics, and this may be its most implausible undertaking yet.

By Zachary Woolfe