Details

A world of exotic and dangerous decadence. The story of the young Princess of Judea's catastrophic sexual awakening in the corrupt world of Herod's court where she develops a violent sexual obsession with John the Baptist. The original play was often banned and always controversial. Revival.

Cast/Performers

Vivian Tierney (Salome), Matthew Best (Jokanaan), John Graham Hall (Herod), Elizabeth Vaughan (Herodias), Ethna Robinson, Jeffrey Stewart, Andrew Forbes-Lane, Mark Le Brocq, Richard Roberts, Jeremy White, Mark Beesley, David Kempster, Mark Richardson, Graeme Danby

Creatives/Company

Music: Strauss
Lyrics: Lachmann
Book by: Oscar Wilde (1905)
Company: English National Opera (ENO)
Translation: Tom Hammond
Choreographer: Wayne McGregor
Lighting: Paul Pyant
Design: Vicki Mortimer
Director: David Leveaux
Conductor: David Atherton