Salome

Overview

This filmed version of Strauss' shocker features Teresa Stratas as opera's most depraved teenager, and she's as perfect a Salome as one would ever hope to see or hear. Stratas inhabits the role, exploring the character's sensuousness as she vainly woos Jochanaan, her venomous hatred when she's rejected, the crazed look in her eyes when she demands his head--on a silver platter, no less. Such complete identification with a role, especially of a character so malignant helps make this 1974 Salome stand out among the many fine DVDs of the opera.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 10, 1974

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Deutsche Grammophon

Cast

Teresa Stratas,Hans Beirer,Astrid Varnay,Bernd Weikl,Wieslaw Ochman,Karl Böhm,Vienna Philharmonic

Director

Götz Friedrich

Music

Richard Strauss

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0253624