Salome
Drama in one act
Libretto
Richard Strauss, after Oscar Wilde's play in the translation of Hedwig Lachmann
Premiere
9 December 1905, Dresden (Opernhaus)
Cast
HEROD (tenor)
HERODIAS (mezzo-soprano)
SALOME (soprano)
JOKANAAN (baritone)
NARRABOTH (tenor)
PAGE TO HERODIAS (contralto)
5 Jews (4 tenor, 1 bass)
FIRST NAZARENE (tenor)
SECOND NAZARENE (bass)
2 SOLDIERS (bass)
A CAPPADOCIAN (bass)
Place
On the terrace of the palace of Herod
Time