Taken from the 1894 Oscar Wilde play, Strauss' Salome is the racy New Testament story of the attempted seduction of the dashing, fiery prophet, John The Baptist, by the young, libidinous princess, Salome. A lusty step-father king, a spurned lover's suicide, heated theological debates, shocking post-mortem kisses, and the erotic "Dance of the Seven Veils" make this thrilling, captivating opera one you won't want to miss.
Recently praised by The New York Times for her “lush, sizable and luminous voice,” Mlada Khudoley is expected to bring down the house in her Dallas Opera debut as the girl with the seven veils and a taste for revenge: Salome. Also starring Allan Glassman as the sexually tortured King Herod. Stage direction and scenic design by the renowned British director John Lloyd Davies. Fabulous costumes by the legendary Peter J. Hall.
