opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss

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The opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss is a one-act German opera, notorious for its intense psychological drama, lush late-Romantic orchestration, and the scandalous "Dance of the Seven Veils," based on Oscar Wilde’s play about the biblical princess.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf one-act opera
opera
approximateDuration 100 minutes
basedOn Salome (play)
linked to: Salome
basedOnWorkAuthor Oscar Wilde
biblicalSourceCharacter Salome (biblical figure)
biblicalSourceText New Testament
catalogueNumber TrV 215
censorshipHistory banned at the Metropolitan Opera after early performances
composer Richard Strauss
compositionEndYear 1905
compositionStartYear 1903
conductorAtPremiere Ernst von Schuch
firstRecordingYear early 20th century
firstUSPerformanceCity New York City
firstUSPerformanceVenue Metropolitan Opera
firstUSPerformanceYear 1907
form through-composed
genre late-Romantic opera
influencedBy Richard Wagner
language German
librettoBasedOnLanguage French
librettoLanguage German
mainCharacter Herod Antipas
Herodias
Jokanaan
linked to: John the Baptist

Narraboth
Salome
musicalStyle expressionist elements
post-Wagnerian chromaticism
notableFeature advanced harmonic language
controversial subject matter
high vocal demands for soprano
intense psychological drama
notableScene Dance of the Seven Veils
linked to: Salome

final monologue of Salome
numberOfActs 1
opusNumber Op. 54
orchestrationStyle large late-Romantic orchestra
originalLibrettist Richard Strauss
premiereCity Dresden
premiereCountry Germany
premiereDate 1905-12-09
premierePlace Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden
linked to: Semperoper
publisher Adolph Fürstner NERFINISHED
settingLocation Herod’s palace
settingPeriod biblical times
settingRegion Judea
sourcePlayLanguage French
typicalPerformanceLanguage German
vocalRangeRequirement dramatic soprano

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Salome inspiredWork opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss
Maria Ewing rolePerformed Salome in Strauss's Salome
linked to: opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss