In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six ...

The first new Metropolitan Opera production of “Salome” in 20 years takes a surreal, psychological approach to Strauss’s 1905 ...

The final cistern scene, in which a blood-daubed Elza van den Heever as Salome finally kisses the head, is a masterstroke.

The renowned German director Claus Guth is staging Strauss’s breakthrough opera with a focus on themes of trauma and abuse.

Nézet-Séguin led the Met Orchestra in a performance in which orchestral color dazzled as much as the silvery, silken sheen of ...

Claus Guth’s intense and disturbing production of “Salome” opens Tuesday night and runs through May 24, the Met’s first new staging since 2004 of Strauss’ adaptation of an Oscar Wilde play.

Dublin, where an amateur theater group and its passionate leader attempt to bring Oscar Wilde’s Salome to life against all ...

Claus Guth’s intense and disturbing production of “Salome” opens Tuesday night and runs through May 24, the Met’s first new staging since 2004 of Strauss’ adaptation of an Oscar Wilde play.