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Salome | Stage Door Society

Salome

Richard Strauss

Opera·Premiered 1905·Libretto by Hedwig Lachmann·tragedy · german · expressionist

Synopsis

The princess Salome demands the head of John the Baptist after he refuses her obsessive desire.

Signature Interpreters

Performers most associated with this work.

Jochanaan

Wolfgang Koch
1 recording · 58 performances
Tomasz Konieczny
32 performances

Salome

Asmik Grigorian
1 recording · 28 performances
Karita Mattila
1 recording · 23 performances

1. Jude

Thomas Ebenstein
22 performances

Most frequently performed at

Metropolitan Opera House
18 appearances · last in 2025
Metropolitan Opera
1 appearance · last in 2008

Recorded Performances

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