The Metropolitan Opera: Salome

Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting.

The story of this incendiary and powerful opera is derived from a brief biblical account: A young princess of Judea dances for her stepfather Herod and chooses as her reward the head of the prophet John the Baptist. This subject captured the imaginations of generations of visual artists, but its full possibilities were perhaps best realized in Oscar Wilde’s 1891 tragedy (which was banned from performance in several countries). Strauss’s score combines the grandeur of Wagner’s epics with the focus and emotional punch of the short Italian verismo operas.

You may also like the following events from MTG Hawke's Bay:

• This Thursday, 16th October, 09:00 am, Show Me Shorts 2025: The Sampler in Napier
• Next Sunday, 26th October, 04:00 am, Exhibition On Screen: Dawn of Impressionism in Napier
• Next month, 11th November, 08:30 am, Whale Rider Fundraiser in support of Napier's Night Shelter in Napier

Also check out other Arts events in Napier.