Salome

Northern Ireland Opera returns to the Grand Opera House with a new production of Richard Strauss’ notorious opera, Salome. Based on the play by Oscar Wilde, the opera stars Belfast-born Giselle Allen as the Princess who
dances for Herod in return for the most shocking of rewards - the head of John the Baptist. The potent combination of this famous biblical story, the eroticism of Salome’s famous Dance of the Seven Veils, and the blood-thirsty denouement initially caused the opera to be banned, but with its high drama and gloriously romantic score it is now a well established part of the operatic repertoire.

Oliver Mears’ new production of Salome is designed by Annemarie Woods, with Nicholas Chalmers conducting the Ulster Orchestra. A superb Irish and international cast is led by Giselle Allen, Michael Colvin and Robert Hayward, so join us in February 2015 for what promises to be one of the most talked-about operas in Northern Ireland for many years.

Recommended age 14+ contains scenes that younger audiences may find disturbing.