The story of Salome, the niece and stepdaughter of the biblical King Herod, and her pursuit of John the Baptist has inspired countless works, from theater productions and paintings to films and ...

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The first new production of the opera at the Met in 20 years, director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play, setting it in an intricate Victorian world filled ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six versions of her ...

Staged in deepest black and dingy white, Guth’s production is unapologetic in its symbolism. It opens on a girl playing with a doll in relative silence. She breaks off its arms moments before that ...

Performances in N.Y.C. In Strauss’s “Salome,” is the Dance of the Seven Veils a seduction? A striptease? A cry for help? Watch some memorable versions from its long history. Manon Fleur Antonio and ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Oscar Wilde’s notorious play was published in 1893 but banned from the United ...

This autumn, Oscar Wilde’s Salomé returns to the West End in a hypnotic new staging by Gesher Theatre and acclaimed director Maxim Didenko. Playing at Theatre Royal Haymarket from 30 September to 11 ...