Lyric stages Richard Strauss's twisted but thrilling Salome, based on Oscar Wilde's play, for the first time in 20 years.
Original director David McVicar’s famous production of the Richard Strauss opera gets its bloody, eye-popping U.S. debut in ...
WHEN “Salome” was produced for the first time at the Metropolitan Opera House, almost exactly twenty-seven years ago, the directors of the Metropolitan Opera & Real Estate Company promptly outlawed it ...
It’s time to return to the Seven Kingdoms. HBO has unveiled the first trailer for “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” a prequel to “Game of Thrones.” The six-episode, half-hour drama will premiere on ...
The first trailer for A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms, the new Game Of Thrones prequel/spinoff, just dropped. It looks fantastic. It looks better than the original show, though I suppose I’m saying ...
A dangerously erotic production, Maxim Didenko’s Salomé dazzles with a decadent set by Galya Solodovnikova, uncanny music by Louis Lebée, and excellent performances by the lead cast. Oscar Wilde’s ...
Prepared by Lisa Wong, the chorus brought heroic weight and clarity to Deutsch’s score. It hovered in close harmonies, burst into block-like proclamations, or whispered German consonants like wind in ...
CLEVELAND — Can't make it to Severance Music Center to hear this season's Cleveland Orchestra concerts in person? You'll still have an opportunity to take in the sounds of one of America's finest ...
The story of Salome, the niece and stepdaughter of the biblical King Herod, and her pursuit of John the Baptist has inspired countless works, from theater productions and paintings to films and ...
DISCLOSURE: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning when you click the links and make a purchase, we receive a commission. As Jokanaan’s voice travels up from his prison casting doubt on the ...
The minimalist set draws all attention to the characters and their turbulent emotions, while Homoki takes notable liberties with the narrative, deviating from the original plot in several key details.
Director Claus Guth’s production of Salome at the Metropolitan Opera is heavily laden with psychoanalytic symbols. King Herod’s titular stepdaughter, dressed in a Victorian-era children’s dress ...