Damiano Michieletto directed the opera Salome 2021 exclusively for television. After the theater closures, the production of Salome can finally be performed in front of an audience.
Zubin Mehta conducts the opera with which he made his La Scala debut in 1974. The stage design by Paolo Fantin with strict geometric scenes and a menacing black moon underlines the somber scene of the tragedy. The Lithuanian soprano Vida Mikneviciute makes her debut at La Scala as Salome. Michael Volle interprets the Jochanaan with his impressive voice.
The opera in one act with four scenes by Richard Strauss is based on the drama by Oscar Wilde. The opera is set in a palace in Galilee. The prophet Jochanaan, John the Baptist, is trapped in a cistern and is freed by Narraboth. The young princess Salome sees the prophet Jochanaan and falls in love with him, whereupon Narraboth, disappointed, stabs herself. Jochanaan rejects Salome and returns to the cistern, from where he calls out prophecies and curses to the party above. Salome dances the dance of the seven veils for Herod and wishes for the head of Saint Jochanaan on a silver platter. Salome kisses the head of the dead Jochanaan in the frenzy of love and Herod has Salome killed.
Teatro alla Scala Production
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Drama in one act
Libretto by Hedwig Lachmann
Teatro alla Scala Production
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Conductor • Zubin Mehta
Staging • Damiano Michieletto
Sets • Paolo Fantin
Costumes • Carla Teti
Lights • Alessandro Carletti
Choreography • Thomas Wilhelm
CAST
Herodes • Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
Herodias • Linda Watson
Salome • Vida Miknevičiūtė
Jochanaan • Michael Volle (14, 17, 20, 24, 27 Jan.) / Tomasz Konieczny (31 Jan.)
Narraboth • Sebastian Kohlhepp
Ein Page der Herodias • Lioba Braun
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Via Filodrammatici, 2, Milan
Salome on stage at the Teatro alla Scala from 14 to 31 January 2023. The opera Salome in one act with four scenes by Richard Strauss is based on the drama by Oscar Wilde. Select between an essential package with opera tickets and a hotel or our superior package with an exclusive complementing program that includes a walking tour with a private guide in your language, a visit to the museum of the Teatro alla Scala, a gourmet dinner, and an aperitif with light meal before the performance.
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Via Filodrammatici, 2, Milan
Salome on stage at the Teatro alla Scala from 14 to 31 January 2023. The opera Salome in one act with four scenes by Richard Strauss is based on the drama by Oscar Wilde. Select between an essential package with opera tickets and a hotel or our superior package with an exclusive complementing program that includes a walking tour with a private guide in your language, a visit to the museum of the Teatro alla Scala, a gourmet dinner, and an aperitif with a light meal before the performance.
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Via Filodrammatici, 2, Milan
Salome on stage at the Teatro alla Scala from 14 to 31 January 2023. The opera Salome in one act with four scenes by Richard Strauss is based on the drama by Oscar Wilde. Select between an essential package with opera tickets and a hotel or our superior package with an exclusive complementing program that includes a walking tour with a private guide in your language, a visit to the museum of the Teatro alla Scala, a gourmet dinner, and an aperitif with a light meal before the performance.
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Via Filodrammatici, 2, Milan
Salome on stage at the Teatro alla Scala from 14 to 31 January 2023. The opera Salome in one act with four scenes by Richard Strauss is based on the drama by Oscar Wilde. Select between an essential package with opera tickets and a hotel or our superior package with an exclusive complementing program that includes a walking tour with a private guide in your language, a visit to the museum of the Teatro alla Scala, a gourmet dinner, and an aperitif with a light meal before the performance.
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Via Filodrammatici, 2, Milan
Salome on stage at the Teatro alla Scala from 14 to 31 January 2023. The opera Salome in one act with four scenes by Richard Strauss is based on the drama by Oscar Wilde. Select between an essential package with opera tickets and a hotel or our superior package with an exclusive complementing program that includes a walking tour with a private guide in your language, a visit to the museum of the Teatro alla Scala, a gourmet dinner, and an aperitif with a light meal before the performance.
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Via Filodrammatici, 2, Milan
Salome on stage at the Teatro alla Scala from 14 to 31 January 2023. The opera Salome in one act with four scenes by Richard Strauss is based on the drama by Oscar Wilde. Select between an essential package with opera tickets and a hotel or our superior package with an exclusive complementing program that includes a walking tour with a private guide in your language, a visit to the museum of the Teatro alla Scala, a gourmet dinner, and an aperitif with a light meal before the performance.
