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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Salome_(play)Salome (play) - Wikipedia

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   The play became popular in Germany, and Wilde's text was taken by the composer Richard Strauss as the basis of his 1905 opera Salome, the international success of which has tended to overshadow Wilde's original play. Film and other adaptations have been made of the play.

   • Author: Oscar Wilde

   • Publish Year: 1894

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     Salome (1923) - from Oscar Wilde's play - silent with clean English intertitles

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     Richard Strauss: Salome (VIDEO, Semperoper Dresden 1988, Joachim Herz, Raymond, Ketelsen, G. Kurth)

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     Richard Strauss's opera "Salome” was based on the original play written by Oscar Wilde. Strauss's adaptation of Wilde's play into an opera is known for its intense music and dramatic portrayal of the biblical events. Listen to 'Spin On Classical Music' now on Spotify via the link below! https://open.spotify.com/show/4ApbmFQjdygvSdrItz8Y3Z #SpinOnClassicalMusic #Music #ClassicalMusic #RichardStrauss #Salome | Herbert von Karajan

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3. www.metopera.org › week-35 › program-notesMetropolitan Opera | Salome

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   Oscar Wilde’s play Salomé, written in French in 1891–92 as a vehicle for Sarah Bernhardt and published with the celebrated illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, improved on the legend by introducing the motif of sexual obsession— Salome’s for John and Herod’s for her—and by inventing Herod’s order that Salome should be killed by his ...

4. www.theguardian.com › music › 2013Salome: Strauss' heroine for the new century | Classical ...

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   Jan 18, 2013 · On Saturday night, the Royal Festival Hall will tremble to the sound of soprano Karita Mattila powering her way through the death of Salome from Strauss's eponymous 1905 operatic shocker. The...

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   Is Salome a virtuous man?

   • Obsessed by this enigmatic and virtuous man, Salome is ready to do anything to possess him, dead or alive. Drawing on Oscar Wilde’s scandalous play of the same name, in 1905 Richard Strauss produced the work that was to ensure his status as Wagner’s successor in the history of German opera. “Dance for me, Salome”.

   Salome - Richard Strauss - Paris Opera Play

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   Why was 'Salome' banned?

   • Because the play depicted biblical characters it was banned in Britain and was not performed publicly there until 1931. The play became popular in Germany, and Wilde's text was taken by the composer Richard Strauss as the basis of his 1905 opera Salome, the international success of which has tended to overshadow Wilde's original play.

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   Who wrote the opera 'Salome'?

   • One who did register the opera’s importance was Schoenberg, who, circa 1906, often had its score open on his piano. “Perhaps in twenty years’ time someone will be able to explain these harmonic progressions theoretically,” he said to his students, six of whom accompanied him to “Salome” in Graz.

   “Salome” Is the Opera That Fascinates Me Most | The New Yorker

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   Is Salome your favorite opera?

   • To say that Richard Strauss’s “Salome” is your favorite opera is a bit like saying that “The Shining” is your favorite film or that Edgar Allan Poe is your favorite author: it marks you as something of a freak. This is, after all, a work that ends with a young woman kissing a severed head and her stepfather screaming “Kill that woman!”

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6. www.newyorker.com › culture › cultural-commentThe Endless, Grisly Fascination of Richard Strauss’s “Salome”

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   Aug 21, 2019 · In “Salomé,” Wilde eroticizes John the Baptist—Salome savors the sight of his body, his hair, his lips—and Strauss preserves most of that language. Right from the start, something curious ...

7. www.youtube.com › watchIntroduction to Strauss's Salome ǀ English ... - YouTube

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   SalomeMore Info & Tickets here: https://goo.gl/J3cedDBased on Oscar Wilde‘s lurid play, Strauss‘s opera is an intense psychological exploration of the Salome...

8. play.operadeparis.fr › en › pSalome - Richard Strauss - Paris Opera Play

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   Obsessed by this enigmatic and virtuous man, Salome is ready to do anything to possess him, dead or alive. Drawing on Oscar Wilde’s scandalous play of the same name, in 1905 Richard Strauss produced the work that was to ensure his status as Wagner’s successor in the history of German opera.

9. utahopera.org › 2013 › 09Salome - The Story and Music - Utah Opera

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   Sep 25, 2013 · The clarinet in Richard Strauss’s 1905 Salome conjures up a humid evening in Jerusalem, and the sinuous decoration on the sustained note evokes Salome, a snake slithering across the ground, ready to strike.