Salome at the Barbican review: a gripping performance from a dream cast - 5/5 Soprano Asmik Grigorian astounds in the title role, with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antonio Pappano ...

A Salome without the head of John the Baptist is nothing new: several directors have perversely decided they could do without ...

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist presents a compelling visual narrative that intertwines biblical history, the dramatic style of the Baroque period, and themes of morality. The painting is ...

Her version — or inversion — of the Salome story casts the murderess as a passionate partner and accomplice of the man Christians revere as Saint John the Baptist, the martyred mentor of Jesus ...

Antonio Pappano unleashed the sonic potential of this opera in what concludes a triumphant first season with the LSO ...

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New research suggests that a burial site once venerated by Christian pilgrims likely belonged to a member of Herod’s dynasty ...

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She was a bad, bad girl. Even by biblical standards, Salome was a seductress of the first rank. After all, Delilah only gave Samson a haircut. Salome got the entire head of John the Baptist, served… ...

The entitled Salome whirls John the Baptist’s head around in ecstatic triumph, blood running down her cheeks and onto her dress as she finally kisses the lips he’d been unwilling to yield.

So, in revenge for John the Baptist’s condemnation of her mother’s marriage to Herod, Salome asked for John’s head on a platter. King Herod reluctantly gave in and obliged.

Mark S. Doss is famous for his portrayal of John the Baptist, a character who loses his head in Richard Strauss' controversial opera. The performance is part of the symphony's Strauss Festival.