Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: Salome (37x9)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 17, 2008

This 1905 opera by German composer, Richard Straus, is based on Oscar Wilde's play telling of the Biblical Salome, who danced for Herod in exchange for the head of John the Baptist. Modern dress is used for this production. Sung in German with English subtitles.