Baltic Opera Festival
Salome (BOF 2025)
Richard Strauss
open air
Detailed information
Composer
Richard Strauss
Libretto
Hedwig Lachmann based on the drama by Oscar Wilde
For whom?
youth, adults
Language
german with polish subtitles
Where?
The Forest Opera in Sopot
Creatives
conductors
Yoel Gamzou
Piotr Jaworski
author of the staging concept
Tomasz Konieczny
direction
Romuald Wicza-Pokojski
scenography
Boris Kudlička
costumes
Marek Adamski
choreography / stage movement
Maćko Prusak
lights
Bogumił Palewicz
director's assistant
Agata Dyczko
scenographer's assistant
Julia Cieślak
Description
The festival production of Richard Strauss’s Salome tells a story of loneliness and the fate of its main character — a teenage girl raised by a morally dubious mother and her consort, King Herod. The narrative is set against the backdrop of the long-standing religious and social conflict of the Middle East.
Salome is a one-act opera composed by Richard Strauss in 1905, based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name. The libretto, written by Strauss himself, is a German adaptation of Wilde’s original French-language drama.
The opera takes place in King Herod’s palace in Judea and recounts the biblical story of Princess Salome, who captivates Herod with her Dance of the Seven Veils in exchange for the head of John the Baptist (referred to in the opera as Jokanaan). The work stands out for its expressionistic musical language, rich orchestration, and intense emotional and psychological depth.
Salome premiered on December 9, 1905, in Dresden and caused a scandal due to its bold themes and eroticism, yet it quickly gained recognition as one of the masterpieces of 20th-century opera.
Salome is a one-act opera composed by Richard Strauss in 1905, based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name. The libretto, written by Strauss himself, is a German adaptation of Wilde’s original French-language drama.
The opera takes place in King Herod’s palace in Judea and recounts the biblical story of Princess Salome, who captivates Herod with her Dance of the Seven Veils in exchange for the head of John the Baptist (referred to in the opera as Jokanaan). The work stands out for its expressionistic musical language, rich orchestration, and intense emotional and psychological depth.
Salome premiered on December 9, 1905, in Dresden and caused a scandal due to its bold themes and eroticism, yet it quickly gained recognition as one of the masterpieces of 20th-century opera.
Cast
Salome
Jennifer Holloway
Herodes
Gerhard Siegel
Herodias
Claudia Mahnke
Jochanaan
Oleksandr Pushniak
Narraboth
Omer Kobiljak
The Page of Herodias
Jan Jakub Monowid
First Jew
Mateusz Zajdel
Second Jew
Piotr Maciejowski
Third Jew
Zbigniew Malak
Fourth Jew
Tomasz Madej
Fifth Jew
Filip Rutkowski
First Nazarene
Vladyslav Buialsky
Second Nazarene
Paweł Trojak
First soldier
Paweł Konik
Second soldier
Łukasz Konieczny
Sinfonia Varsovia
In repertoire
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