Salome

Richard Strauss

Libretto: The play Salome by Oscar Wilde translated to German by Hedwig Lachmann edited by the composer

First Performance: Hofoper, Dresden, December 9, 1905

First Peformance at the Israeli Opera: May 31, 1998

First Performance of this production: November 18, 2008

Conductor Jacek Kaspszyk

Modestas Pitrenas 25.11, 26.11

Director David Alden

Set Designer Paul Steinberg

Lighting Designer Adam Silverman

Costume Designer Constance Hoffman

Soloists of the Lithuanian National Opera

Salome Sigute Stonyte

Eilana Lappalainen 19.11, 21,11, 25.11

Herod Pawel Wunder

Herodias Ligita Rackauskaite

Jochanaan Mikolaj Zalsinski

Johannes von Duisburg 18.11, 19.11, 20.11, 25.11

Narraboth Audrius Rubezius

The Page of Herodias Fausta Savickaite

1st Jew Mindaugas Zimukas

2nd Jew Rafailas Karpis

3rd Jew Andrius Apinis

4th Jew Aurimas Raulinavicius

5th Jew Egidijus Dauskurdis

1st Nazarene Liudas Norviasas

2nd Nazarene Remunas Urbietis

1st Soldier Vytautas Bakula

2nd Soldier Liudas Norvaisas

A Cappdocian Egidijus Dauskurdis

Orchestra of the Lithuanian National Opera

Sung in German

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Surtitles: Israel Ouval

The Lithuanian National Opera brings to Tel Aviv Strauss' ecstatic tale of passion and desire replete with the dance of the seven veils in David Alden's gripping new production.

Synopsis

Production's Album

Photos: Yossi Zwecker

Dates

Tues 18.11 (20:00), Wed 19.11 (20:00), Thurs 20.11 (20:00), Fri 21.11 (13:00),

Sat 22.11 (20:00), Mon 24.11 (20:00), Tues 25.11 (20:00), Wed 26.11 (20:00)

Towards Opening: Sat 22.11 (11:00)

Review"A triumph! Reborn rejuvenated theatre. This most lurid of tales was told in as visually arresting a way as I have ever seen." (Brendan G. Carroll, Opera Now)

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