Salome (opera)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
gptkb:Salome_(play)
gptkbp:catalogueNumber Op. 54
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Richard_Strauss
gptkbp:duration about 1 hour 40 minutes
about 100 minutes
gptkbp:firstHerodiasPerformer gptkb:Margarethe_Siems
gptkbp:firstHerodPerformer gptkb:Carl_Burrian
gptkbp:firstJokanaanPerformer gptkb:Karl_Perron
gptkbp:firstNarrabothPerformer gptkb:Ernst_Kraus
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Ernst_von_Schuch
gptkbp:firstSalomePerformer gptkb:Marie_Wittich
gptkbp:genre gptkb:opera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salome (opera)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Decadent_movement
gptkb:Symbolism
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Richard_Strauss
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Herod
gptkb:Herodias
gptkb:Salome
gptkb:Jokanaan
gptkb:Narraboth
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Dance_of_the_Seven_Veils
gptkbp:notableFeature psychological drama
controversial for its time
contains Dance of the Seven Veils
gptkbp:notableFor banned in some cities after premiere
noted for its advanced harmonies and orchestration
one of Strauss's most famous operas
gptkbp:notableProduction gptkb:Richard_Strauss_Festival,_Garmisch-Partenkirchen
David McVicar (director), 2008, Royal Opera House
Patrice Chéreau (director), 2011, Deutsche Oper Berlin
gptkbp:notableRecording Maria Ewing (Salome), Sir Mark Elder (conductor), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Birgit Nilsson (Salome), Georg Solti (conductor), Vienna Philharmonic
gptkbp:notableRole gptkb:Herod_(tenor)
gptkb:Herodias_(mezzo-soprano)
gptkb:Jokanaan_(baritone)
gptkb:Narraboth_(tenor)
gptkb:Salome_(soprano)
gptkbp:numberOfActs 1
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
gptkbp:premiereDate 1905-12-09
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Königliches_Opernhaus,_Dresden
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Adolph_Fürstner
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Judea,_1st_century_AD
gptkbp:subject Biblical story of Salome
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Salome_(directed_by_David_McVicar)
gptkb:Ivo_van_Hove
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6