Salome
Intro
Salome
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
04/02/2001 in Antwerp - 25/02/2001 in Ghent
- Musical direction: Massimo Zanetti
- Director: Willy Decker
- Salome: Nina Warren
- Jochanaän: Ronnie Johansen
- Herodes: Rudolf Schasching
- Herodias: Joyce Castle
The best thing that ever happened to Richard Strauss was his encounter
with Oscar Wilde's "Salomé". The concentrated drama of Strauss'
symphonic poems was the perfect medium for Wilde's one-act play, while
Wilde's rich symbolic language practically cried out for Strauss'
luxuriant tonal palette.
By concentrating on the conflict between the sensuous Salome and the
ascetic Jochanaan, the composer intensifies the power of the original
drama.
This, his third opera, finally gave Strauss his breakthrough as a composer of music for the stage.
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
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Musical direction
Massimo Zanetti
- Director
- Set design
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Costumes
Wolfgang Gussmann
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Lightning
Davy Cunningham
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Salome
Nina Warren
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Jochanaän
Ronnie Johansen
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Herodes
Rudolf Schasching
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Herodias
Joyce Castle
- Narraboth
- Ein Page der Herodias
- Erster Jude
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Zweiter Jude
Jan Caals
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Dritter Jude
Philip Defrancq
- Vierter Jude
- Fünfter Jude
- Erste Nazarener
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Zweiter Nazarener
Ivan Sharpe
- Erste Soldat
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Zweiter Soldat
Patrick Cromheeke
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Ein Sklave
Greetje Borst
- Ein Cappadocier
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