Princess Salome is both beautiful and strange. She despises the men around her and those who follow her with lecherous eyes. Only the captive prophet Jokanaan exercises a fascination upon her. The holy man is young, ascetic and aloof; he is, above all, unlike anybody and anything else she has known. But after Jokanaan curses Salome and her lustful advances, she vows terrible vengeance. When her stepfather Herod wishes to see her dance, promising to fulfil any wish, she seizes her opportunity. Salome claims the head of Jokanaan, to be served on a silver platter. She kisses the corpse. Herod orders Salome’s death.
Musical drama in one act by Richard Strauss. In German language with German surtitles.
Running time 1 hour 45 minutes
Premiere 27 Feb 2005
Musical Director: Cornelius Meister
Staging: Peter Mussbach
Set Design: Peter Mussbach
Costume Design: Andrea Schmidt-Futterer
Lighting Design: Alexander Koppelmann
Dramaturgy: Ilsedore Reinsberg, Axel Bott
Herodes: Jürgen Müller
Herodias: Tichina Vaughn
Salome: Erika Sunnegardh
Jochanaan: Tomason Tomas
Narraboth: Wookyung Kim
Ein Page der Herodias: Julia Mintzer
Erster Jude: Timothy Oliver
Zweiter Jude: Tom Martinsen
Dritter Jude: Christopher Kaplan
Vierter Jude: Gerald Hupach
Fünfter Jude: Evan Hughes
Erster Nazarener: Michael Eder
Zweiter Nazarener: Aaron Pegram
Erster Soldat: Peter Lobert
Zweiter Soldat: Tomislav Lucic
Ein Cappadocier: Matthias Henneberg
Ein Sklave: Christiane Hossfeld
Staatskapelle Dresden
With generous support of the Foundation for Support of the Semperoper
