Across the centuries, the story of Salome has been staged, scored, adapted, pushed and pulled in a welter of ways, always finding new ways to shock. On Sunday, the curtain went up on Richard Strauss’s ...

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 ...

A scandalous fellow wrote a scandalous play which became a scandalous opera. Kelly Slawson brings a dazzlingly powerful, beautiful voice to the title role. It’s an unforgettable triumph in a real tour ...

Cincinnati Opera has unveiled the full lineup for its 2026 Summer Festival, running June 18 through August 2 at Cincinnati Music Hall. The announcement was made live from the Music Hall stage by Harry ...

Almost everyone in Salome wants something they shouldn’t. A king desires his stepdaughter, a servant desires a princess and a princess desires a prisoner with equal parts fascination and repulsion. We ...

Jennifer Holloway (L) as Salome and Alex Boyer as Herod in Richard Strauss's Salome at Lyric Opera Credit: Kyle Flubacker What’s the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of Salome? A freshly ...

From its insidious opening clarinet solo, Richard Strauss’s “Salome” is a creepy, unsettling piece of theater, its story rooted in unhealthy sexual obsession. For his new production at the ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...