Royal Opera House: Salomé (2008)
David McVicar’s powerful Royal Opera House 2008 production of Strauss's opera – based on a play by Oscar Wilde – takes the controversial and disturbing film 120 Days of Sodom as its visual reference. The action is set in a debauched palace, which has suggestions of Nazi Germany. Strauss’s ravishing and voluptuous score adds to the sexual alchemy that is conjured by an international cast led by Nadja Michael in the title role.
Director: Jonathan Haswell
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Nadja Michael as Salomé |
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Michael Volle as Jokanaan |
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Michaela Schuster as Herodias |
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Thomas Moser as Herod |
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Joseph Kaiser as Narraboth |
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Christian Sist as First soldier |
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Alan Ewing as Second soldier |
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Daniela Sindram as Herodias's page |
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Vuyani Mlinde as A Cappadocian |
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Pumeza Matshikiza as A slave |
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Adrian Thompson as First Jew |
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Martyn Hill as Second Jew |
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Hubert Francis as Third Jew |
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Park Ji-min as Fourth Jew |
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Jeremy White as Fifth Jew |
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Iain Paterson as First Nazarene |
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Julian Tovey as Second Nazarene |
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Duncan Meadows as Naaman (Executioner) |
| Sound | Richard Strauss | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Oscar Wilde | Original Story |
| Writing | Hedwig Lachmann | Writer |
| Sound | Philippe Jordan | Music Director |
| Directing | Jonathan Haswell | Director |
| Directing | David McVicar | Stage Director |
| Art | Es Devlin | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Es Devlin | Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Wolfgang Göbbel | Lighting Design |
| Crew | Andrew George | Choreographer |
