Across history, the opera has run afoul of censors for its brutality and nudity. The current production at the Lyric Opera of Chicago runs through Feb. 14.

July 30, 1942 – December 27, 2025. Dr. Roger Brian Salome, D.D.S., beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away December 27 ...

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The story of Salome comes to us from the Bible. She is the daughter of Herodias and Herod II. Her mother later marries her ...

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The name “Jesus” is a late arrival; the man from Nazareth did not hear it in his own village. In first-century Galilee, ...

"To my friend Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas the translator of my play"--P. [9]. First English edition. "Of this edition 500 copies have been printed for England"--P. [4]. On verso of t.p.: Edinburgh : T.

The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...

Salome’s disturbing obsession with John the Baptist drives her to make a shocking request: the head of the Prophet as a reward for performing the sensuous Dance of the Seven Veils. Based on Oscar ...

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