Salome

Name: Salome
Brand: Schott Music
SKU: 417645
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Opera

Libretto prepared by the composer based on the play by Oscar Wilde

Die neueste Oper von Gerald Barry stellt eine Neuinterpretation des Dramas von Oscar Wilde dar. Der Komponist erarbeite ein neues Libretto, das die Themen Verlangen, Macht und groteske Schönheit erkundet. Seine Salome versieht er mit lebhaften orchestralen Texturen und die Gesangspartien mit scharfem Biss. Salome besitzt denselben Witz und dieselbe Subversion wie meine andere Oscar Wilde-Oper, The Importance of Being Earnest. Beide sind ähnlich surreal und fantastisch. Gerald Barry

Edition: Performance material

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Gerald Barry’s latest opera reimagines Oscar Wilde’s play with his own libretto exploring themes of desire, power and grotesque beauty. Offering vivid orchestral textures and biting vocal writing, 'Salome has the same wit and subversion as my other Oscar Wilde opera, The Importance of Being Earnest. They are similarly surreal and fantastic.' Gerald Barry

Orchestral Cast

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Title:

Salome

Opera

Libretto prepared by the composer based on the play by Oscar Wilde

Language:

French, German, English

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

2017 - 2020

World Premiere:

March 15, 2025 · Magdeburg (D)
Opernhaus
Alison Scherzer, Salomé; Timur, the King; Amy Ni Fhearraigh, the Queen; Stefan Sevenich, the Young Syrian; David Howes, soldier; Vincent Casagrande, prisoner · Conductor: Jérôme Kuhn
Original staging: Julien Chavaz · Costumes: Severine Besson · Set design: Anneliese Neudecker
(scenic)

Commissioned work :

Commissioned by Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director; Nederlandse Publieke Omroep; and Southbank Centre, London

Keywords:

#power #beauty #oscar wilde #desire