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Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden. Salome, Op. 54, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss. The libretto is Hedwig Lachmann 's German translation of the 1891 French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde, edited by the composer. Strauss dedicated the opera to his friend Sir Edgar Speyer.
- German
- 9 December 1905, Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden
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Salome Opera in one act Libretto by the composer after Hedwig Lachmann’s German translation of Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name, English translation of the German by Tom Hammond Richard Strauss
Pieces based on Salome: External Links Wikipedia article Opera Guide: Extra Information Strauss also produced his own arrangement for reduced orchestra, in addition to his considerable work on the German libretto.
- Strauss, Richard
- Op.54 ; TrV 215
- סלומה
- Salome
Strauss' one-act opera, Salome, takes place in a single moonlit evening on the terrace of the palace of Herod Antipas, the Roman-appointed Tetrarch of Judea, in Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, in about 30 A.D. It has no intermission and is about 1 hour and 50 minutes in length.
Salome: Opera from Richard Strauss. Salome Drama in one act. Libretto from Richard Strauss, after Oscar Wilde's play in the translation of Hedwig Lachmann. Premiere 9 December 1905, Dresden (Opernhaus)
Salome also had inspired Hériodiade, an 1881 opera by Jules Massenet, its libretto a heavily romanticized adaptation of the Flaubert account. This time it is Salome who is enamored of John, who comforts her while she is in exile following the marriage of Herodias to Herod, who, in turn, is in love with Salome.
