Salome, Op.54 (Strauss, Richard)

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Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, 1905. Plate A. 5500 F.
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Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, 1905.

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Complete Opera

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Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, 1905. Plate A.5503 F.
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Work Title Salome
Alternative Title
Composer Strauss, Richard
Opus/Catalogue Number Op.54, TrV 215
Number of Movements/Sections 1 act, 4 scenes
Year/Date of Composition 1903–05
Librettist Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Hedwig Lachman (1865–1918)
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
Alfred Kalisch (1863–1933)
Language German
Genre Opera
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation Solo voices, chorus
Piccolo, 3 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, Heckelphone, Clarinet (E), 2 Clarinets (B, A), Bass Clarinet, 3 Bassoons, Contrabassoon
6 Horns (F), 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Tuba
Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle, Tam-Tam, Tambourine, Castanets, Glockenspiel, Xylophone
Celesta, Harmonium (offstage), Organ (offstage)
2 Harps, Strings
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Libretto by the composer himself after Oscar Wilde's tragedy; translation by Hedwig Lachman ; modifications by Alfred Kalisch

Roles

  • Herodes (Herod), Tetrarch of Judaea (tenor)
  • Herodias, his wife (mezzo-soprano)
  • Salome, his step-daughter (soprano)
  • Jochanaan (John the Baptist) (baritone)
  • Narraboth, Captain of the Guard (tenor)
  • Page of Herodias (alto)
  • 5 Jews (4 tenors, 1 bass)
  • 2 Nazarenes (tenor, bass)
  • 2 Soldiers (2 basses)
  • A Cappadocian (bass)
  • A Slave (soprano/tenor)

External Links


Strauss Operas
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  • Die ägyptische Helena, Op.75 (1927)
  • Arabella, Op.79 (1932)
  • Die schweigsame Frau, Op.80 (1934)
  • Friedenstag, Op.81 (1938)
  • Daphne, Op.82 (1938)
  • Die Liebe der Danae, Op.83 (1940)
  • Capriccio, Op.85 (1942)
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