Salome /

The degenerate King Herod lusts after his stepdaughter, Salome. She, however, focuses her morbid desires on the imprisoned prophet Jokanaan (John the Baptist), despite Jokanaan's severe denunciation of her. Herod orders Salome to dance for him ("Dance of the seven veils"); as a rew...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949
Corporate Author:	Deutsche Oper Berlin. Orchester (Performer)
Other Authors:	Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, Studer, Cheryl (Vocalist), Rysanek, Leonie (Vocalist), Terfel, Bryn (Vocalist), Hiestermann, Horst (Vocalist), Sinopoli, Giuseppe (Conductor)
Format:	CD Audio
Language:	German
Published:	Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, [1991]
Subjects:	Operas.

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Summary:	The degenerate King Herod lusts after his stepdaughter, Salome. She, however, focuses her morbid desires on the imprisoned prophet Jokanaan (John the Baptist), despite Jokanaan's severe denunciation of her. Herod orders Salome to dance for him ("Dance of the seven veils"); as a reward, she demands--and gets--Jokanaan's severed head.
Item Description:	Compact discs. Deutsche Grammophon: 431 810-2 (431 811-2--431 812-2). Opera in 1 act; sung in German. Libretto from the play by Oscar Wilde, translated into German by Hedwig Lachmann. Program notes by John Williamson and synopsis in English, and libretto in English and German in container. Sound recording.
Physical Description:	2 sound discs (102 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([99] pages : illustrations, music)
Playing Time:	01:42:00