Strauss: Salome

Synopsis

The story is set at the beginning of the Christian era on a large terrace of Herod’s palace, during the reign of Herod Antipas. At night, on a terrace of the palace, Salome, Herod’s stepdaughter, is gazed at passionately by Narraboth, captain of the guard. Jochanaan, a prophet, is imprisoned in a cistern for having slandered Herod. He proclaims the coming of Jesus, but his message is met with incomprehension by the guards. Salome hears the prophet. She manages to convince the guards to bring Jochanaan out so she can see him. Both fascinated and frightened by his prophecies, Salome falls passionately in love with this man. Richard Strauss’s opera at the 2018 Salzburg Festival, directed by Romeo Castellucci at the Felsenreitschule. In her debut in the title role, Asmik Grigorian distinguished herself with her talents as a singer and actress.

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Cast

Asmik Grigorian

Salome

John Daszak

Herodes

Anna Maria Chiuri

Herodias

Gábor Bretz

Jochanaan

Julian Prégardien

Narraboth

Avery Amereau

Page of Herodias/Slave

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Matthaus Schmidlechner

First Jew

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Mathias Frey

Second Jew

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Patrick Vogel

Third Jew

Jörg Schneider

Forth Jew

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Vienna Philharmonic

Franz Welser-Möst

Self - Conductor

Crew

Art

• Romeo Castellucci Production Design

Camera

• Henning Kasten Video Report

Crew

• Cindy Van Acker Choreographer

Directing

• Romeo Castellucci Stage Director
• Romeo Castellucci Director

Lighting

• Romeo Castellucci Lighting Design

Sound

• Franz Welser-Möst Conductor
• Richard Strauss Music

Writing

• Oscar Wilde Writer
• Hedwig Lachmann Adaptation