Salome
1992
A one-act production by Richard Strauss performed at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Maria Ewing in the lead role, ably supported by Michael Devlin and Kenneth Riegel. The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House is conducted by Edward Downes. English subtitles. Read more
| Starring | Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin, Kenneth Riegel, Gillian Knight |
|---|---|
| Director | Derek Bailey |
| Genres | Music/Musical, World Cinema |
loading...
Salome
A one-act production by Richard Strauss performed at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Maria Ewing in the lead role, ably supported by Michael Devlin and Kenneth Riegel. The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House is conducted by Edward Downes. English subtitles.
| Starring | Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin, Kenneth Riegel, Gillian Knight, Robin Leggate |
|---|---|
| Director | Derek Bailey |
| Studio | QUANTUM LEAP |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: German |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 09 Sep 2002 Production year: 1992 |
| Format | DVD |
-
Most helpful member's review
View all -
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Dramatic
My goodness what a gob that Maria Ewing?s got! She?d certainly have no problems eating a Mars bar sideways. Still, it?s a very dramatic performance. This (with Elektra) is Strauss at his most expressionistic and compressed. Oscar Wilde?s play seems to work peculiarly well in German ? teetering on the very brink of banality. You can see why it caused such a furore when it was first performed. Its sensibilities are very much of its time and the staging and costumes recreate an atmosphere of the first years of the last century. I love the bit at the end where King Herod commands that Salome be crushed to death under the shields of his body guards ? so satisfying.
-
Most recent members' review
View all -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Opera - Salome
Womderful opera but like all theatre performances it is far better to see it on the stage. Camera work poor because it shows too many close-ups and not enough of the whole scene. This DVD is only worth seeing to refresh your memory, far better to listen on CD.
-
More like this
View allShowing 1 to 4 of 20
100% from 5 members
