Royal Opera House: Salomé
1h 51m·Music, Drama·
David McVicar’s powerful Royal Opera House 2008 production of Strauss's opera – based on a play by Oscar Wilde – takes the controversial and disturbing film 120 Days of Sodom as its visual reference. The action is set in a debauched palace, which has suggestions of Nazi Germany. Strauss’s ravishing and voluptuous score adds to the sexual alchemy that is conjured by an international cast led by Nadja Michael in the title role.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| NNadja MichaelSalomé | Salomé |
 Michael VolleJokanaan | Jokanaan |
 Michaela SchusterHerodias | Herodias |
 Thomas MoserHerod | Herod |
| JJoseph KaiserNarraboth | Narraboth |
| CChristian SistFirst soldier | First soldier |
| AAlan EwingSecond soldier | Second soldier |
| DDaniela SindramHerodias's page | Herodias's page |
| VVuyani MlindeA Cappadocian | A Cappadocian |
| PPumeza MatshikizaA slave | A slave |
| AAdrian ThompsonFirst Jew | First Jew |
| MMartyn HillSecond Jew | Second Jew |
| HHubert FrancisThird Jew | Third Jew |
| PPark Ji-minFourth Jew | Fourth Jew |
| JJeremy WhiteFifth Jew | Fifth Jew |
 Iain PatersonFirst Nazarene | First Nazarene |
| JJulian ToveySecond Nazarene | Second Nazarene |
 Duncan MeadowsNaaman (Executioner) | Naaman (Executioner) |