Oscar Wilde's tragedy, Salome, was first translated into opera in 1905 by Richard Strauss. Combining dramatic vibratos and a seductive orchestral arrangement, Strauss' opera is intense to say the ...
The actress plays Jeanine, a theater director mounting a production of the Richard Strauss opera “Salome” that increasingly reflects her childhood trauma, to the confusion of Jeanine’s cast ...
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Strauss himself considered "Daphne" one of his highest musical achievements, and it's been said that he repeatedly played the opera's finale on piano for his personal enjoyment. Daphne's story ...
DePauw Opera has officially marked a major milestone in its history with the 60th anniversary production of Johann Strauss II ...