Organization

Singer

Soprano

Angela Denoke

Salome

Tenor

Kim Begley

Herod

Mezzo-soprano

Doris Soffel

Herodias

Baritone

Alan Held

John the Baptist

Marcel Reijans

Narraboth

Jurgita Adamonytė

A Page of Herodias

Jeffrey Francis

First Jew

Benjamin Hulett

Second Jew

Timothy Robinson

Third Jew

Pascal Pittie

Fourth Jew

Bass

Reinhard Dorn

Fifth Jew

Stephen Humes

First Nazarene

Roman Grübner

Second Nazarene

A Cappadocian

David Jerusalem

First soldier

Artur Grywatzik

Second soldier

Iwona Sakowicz

Conductor

Stefan Soltesz

Stage director

Nikolaus Lehnhoff

Set designer

Hans-Martin Scholder

Costume designer

Bettina Walte

Lighting designer

Duane Schuler

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Orchestra

Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin

German

Baden-Baden

Germany

The abysmal story of power, seduction and murder is told against a somber backdrop and asymmetrical scenery. In her musical portrayal, Angela Denoke as Salome bravely alternates between curious-sensuous and bitterly bloody.

Salome Strauss,R

Public

English

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading