Salome - Opera - Season 23/24 Programming - Opéra national de Paris

On sale 21 November 2023 from 12 p.m

  • Opera

    Salome

    Richard Strauss

    Opéra Bastille - from 09 to 28 May 2024

    On sale 21 November 2023 from 12 p.m

    Up to -30% on this show. Subscribe

    Agathe Poupeney / OnP

See all informations

Salome

Opéra Bastille - from 09 to 28 May 2024

On sale 21 November 2023 from 12 p.m

Book

Opera

Salome

Richard Strauss

On sale 21 November 2023 from 12 p.m

Book

Opéra Bastille - from 09 to 28 May 2024

1h40 no interval

Language : German

Surtitle : French / English

  • Opening night : 9 May 2024

Some scenes may offend the sensibilities of young audiences.

About

Listen to the synopsis

0:00 / 0:00

In few words:

When King Herod promises his stepdaughter Salome, princess of Judea, whatever she wants in exchange for a dance, little does he know that she will ask for... the head of the prophet Iokanaan (John the Baptist), and worse still, that she will kiss his mouth. If the story of Salome dates back to the Gospels, it is Oscar Wilde's tragedy, written in 1891, that lends the myth all its force, intertwining as it does sexuality and religion, desire and death, obsession and decadence. Richard Strauss's third opera preserves the play's sultry contours whilst introducing highly modern vocal and orchestral music, causing a scandal at its 1905 premiere in Dresden. How is it possible to restore the disturbing force of this intense and sensual work today? By placing Salome in a near future where death and sex are commonplace, Lydia Steier delivers a radical vision that profoundly renews the character and invites us to question our own excesses.

CHARACTERS

Herod: Tetrarch of Judea
Herodias: Herod’s wife, mother of Salome
Salome: Princess of Judea, fascinated by Jochanaan
Jochanaan: Prophet, prisoner of Herod
Narraboth: Captain of the guard, in love with Salome
Herodias’ Page: serving in the palace
Five Jews: who claim Jochanaan from Herod
Two Nazarenes: who report the miracles of Christ  

Media coverage

  • A splendid vocal line-up.

    L'Humanité, 2022
  • On second thought, would a Salome that doesn’t shock still be a Salome? The play has lost nothing of its disturbing force, which Lydia Steier exploits to the end.

    Le Figaro, 2022
  • A very radical production, transposed into a post-apocalyptic world.

    France musique, 2022

Performances

Book your tickets today with the Season Pass

Available in audiodescription

Advantages

Full

Book your tickets today with the Season Pass

Available in audiodescription

Advantages

Full

Whether you’re a member of Arop or not, the friends of the Opera can reserve seats for you on all performance dates, including those not yet open for sale and those announced as sold out.

Up to -30% on this show.
Subscribe

Audio clips

Salomé (saison 22/23)

Salomé (saison 22/23) - Elza Van Den Heever

Salomé (saison 22/23) - Orchestre Seul

Salomé (saison 22/23) - John Daszak, Karita Mattila, Elza Van Den Heever

Backstage

  • Draw-me Salome

    Video

    Draw-me Salome

  • Salome : « it will punch you in the stomach »

    Video

    Salome : « it will punch you in the stomach »

  • Podcast Salomé

    Podcast

    Podcast Salomé

Draw-me Salome

01:42’

Video

Draw-me Salome

Understand the plot in 1 minute

By Matthieu Pajot

Salome, princess of Judea, the daughter‑in‑law of King Herod, finds life in her father‑in‑law’s palace dreary. Her curiosity is roused when she hears the voice of Jochanaan, a prophet held prisoner by Herod who is afraid of him. Obsessed by this enigmatic and virtuous man, Salome is ready to do anything to possess him, dead or alive. 
Drawing on Oscar Wilde’s scandalous play of the same name, in 1905 Richard Strauss produced the work that was to ensure his status as Wagner’s successor in the history of German opera. 
“Dance for me, Salome”. From Herod’s lubricious injunction to the young woman stems one of the most emblematic orchestral passages in opera: the dance of the seven veils. A hypnotic interlude in itself sufficient to capture the fatal mounting desire that suffuses this work whose orchestration is as rich as it is modern. 

A dazzling hour and forty minutes, decadent in its very essence, which, for her debut at the Paris Opera, Lydia Steier treats as a dystopia in which amorality rules.

© Agathe Poupeney / OnP

Salome : « it will punch you in the stomach »

07:29’

Video

Salome : « it will punch you in the stomach »

Interview with Simone Young and Lydia Steier

By Isabelle Stibbe

On the occasion of the new production of Salome, conductor Simone Young and director Lydia Steier discuss Richard Strauss's music and their vision of the work. 

© plainpicture/Jasmin Sander

Podcast Salomé

07’

Podcast

Podcast Salomé

"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" - by France Musique

By Charlotte Landru-Chandès

"Dance! Sing! 7 minutes at the Paris Opera" offers original incursions into the season thanks to broadcasts produced by France Musique and the Paris Opera. For each opera or ballet production, Charlotte Landru-Chandès (opera) and Jean-Baptiste Urbain (dance), present the works and artists you are going to discover when you attend performances in our theatres.

Quiz

Discover opera and ballet in another way

QR code

Dive into the Opera world and get insights on opera and pop culture or ballet and cinema. Scan this code to access all the quiz and blindtests on your mobile.

Find this show in the following subscriptions

  • Flex Subscription

    Up to -25%

    on a selection of shows starting at 4 shows

    Read more
  • Young adults Subscription

    €57 for 2 ballets + 1 opera

    Only for spectators under 28

    Read more
  • Young adults Subscription

    €66 for 2 operas + 1 ballet

    Only for spectators under 28

    Read more
  • Young adults Subscription

    €75 for 3 operas

    Only for spectators under 28

    Read more

On-site Services

  • Cloakrooms

    Free cloakrooms are at your disposal. The comprehensive list of prohibited items is available here.

  • Bars

    Reservation of drinks and light refreshments for the intervals is possible online up to 48 hours prior to your visit, or at the bars before each performance.

  • Boutiques

    A selection of works items are available on our various boutiques: Online store and The Opéra Bastille Shop.

    LEARN MORE.

  • Last-minute tickets

    Special reduced rates for people under the age of 28, unemployed and seniors over 65 are available. 

    LEARN MORE.

  • Parking

    You can park your car at the Q-Park Opéra Bastille. It is located at 34 rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris. 

    BOOK YOUR PARKING PLACE.

Back to top