Royal Opera House: Salomé
6.5
David McVicar’s powerful Royal Opera House 2008 production of Strauss's opera – based on a play by Oscar Wilde – takes the controversial and disturbing film 120 Days of Sodom as its visual reference. The action is set in a debauched palace, which has suggestions of Nazi Germany. Strauss’s ravishing and voluptuous score adds to the sexual alchemy that is conjured by an international cast led by Nadja Michael in the title role.
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Nadja Michael
Salomé
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Alan Ewing
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Vuyani Mlinde
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Pumeza Matshikiza
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Jonathan Haswell Director · Hedwig Lachmann Writer Oscar Wilde Story
First release February 28, 2008 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Opus Arte
Production
Royal Opera House
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Opus Arte
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United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 28, 2008
Premiere · Live performance
No release date listed for United States.
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