Strauss: Salome

Overview

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.

Cast

Asmik Grigorian

Salome

John Daszak

Herodes

Anna Maria Chiuri

Herodias

Gábor Bretz

Jochanaan

N/A

Julian Prégardien

Narraboth

Avery Amereau

Page of Herodias/Slave

N/A

Matthaus Schmidlechner

First Jew

N/A

Mathias Frey

Second Jew

N/A

Patrick Vogel

Third Jew

Jörg Schneider

Forth Jew

N/A

Vienna Philharmonic