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Salome

Salome

Opera by Richard Strauss
Salome, Op. 54, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss. The libretto is Hedwig Lachmann's German translation of the 1891 French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde, edited by the composer. Strauss dedicated the opera to his friend Sir Edgar Speyer. The... Wikipedia
Written: 1905
Composer: Richard Strauss
First performance: December 9, 1905, Semperoper Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Characters: Salome, Herod, Herodias, and more
Language: German