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.

Lyric stages Richard Strauss's twisted but thrilling Salome, based on Oscar Wilde's play, for the first time in 20 years.

Just about the fastest-moving people on earth” arrive in New York for historic performances January 17–18 We are ...

The music gives complexity and dimension to this gritty and decadent tale. But the production has shifted the action to ...

Original director David McVicar’s famous production of the Richard Strauss opera gets its bloody, eye-popping U.S. debut in ...

Student choreographers in the OU School of Dance will present their work in the Young Choreographers’ Showcase running Friday ...

Meredith Sallee ’07 is directing her decades of dance experience toward a new medium of underwater dancing, which combines ...

When Anaïs Wong was asked if she’d be interested in joining an Alameda-based group that organizes historical re-enactments of ...

Amazon Prime offers a wide selection of sad movies, catering to various tastes, from sorrowful classics like Bicycle Thieves ...

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