Smithsonian Magazine23d
Why Oscar Wilde’s Play About a Biblical Temptress Was Banned From the British Stage for Decades
"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a ...
San Diego Union-Tribune18d
Three operatic Salomes dish on the punishing role, veil dancing and severed heads
When Herod begs Salome to dance for him, she agrees, but her price is Jochanaan’s head on a silver platter. She is delivered her prize, but Herod is so appalled by her behavior with the severed ...
Review: San Diego Opera’s ‘Salome’ shines musically, but its staging disappoints
On the plus side, Strauss’ lush and expressive score was beautifully performed by an expanded orchestra of San Diego Symphony ...
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Salome Story
Salome, indifferent to Herod's advances, longs for the love of the imprisoned John the Baptist. When he rejects her, she uses her powers of seduction and manipulation--and the Dance of the Seven ...
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Salome (1953)
Enter beautiful Princess Salome, Herod's long-absent stepdaughter ... And the famous climactic dance turns out to have unexpected implications ...