17 May 2025 @ 5:55 pm
Adults £15 / Under 18 £2
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot, one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story— filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting, rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light.
Headlining the new staging is soprano Elza van den Heever as the abused and unhinged heroine, who demands the head of Jochanaan, sung by celebrated baritone Peter Mattei. Tenor Gerhard Siegel is Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod, with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias, and tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth. Derrick Inouye conducts two performances in May.
These stunning, modern productions feature exclusive, live backstage footage and cast interviews shown during the intervals.
Buffet served with interval drinks. Feel free to dress for the occasion!
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