The Metropolitan Opera: Salome
May 17, 2025 · 2h 15m
Director
Claus GuthOverview
Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light.
Cast of The Metropolitan Opera: Salome
Crew of The Metropolitan Opera: Salome
About The Metropolitan Opera: Salome
What is The Metropolitan Opera: Salome about?
Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light.
When was The Metropolitan Opera: Salome released?
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome was released on May 17, 2025.
How long is The Metropolitan Opera: Salome?
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome runs 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes).
Who directed The Metropolitan Opera: Salome?
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome was directed by Claus Guth.
Who is in the cast of The Metropolitan Opera: Salome?
The cast of The Metropolitan Opera: Salome includes Elza van den Heever (Salome), Peter Mattei (Jochanaan), Gerhard Siegel (Herod), Michelle DeYoung (Herodias) and Piotr Buszewski (Narraboth).