"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a ...

On the plus side, Strauss’ lush and expressive score was beautifully performed by an expanded orchestra of San Diego Symphony ...

Herodias had been the wife of Antipas's brother, Philip - a marriage that aroused the disapproval of John the Baptist. Salome - the daughter in question - performed an enchanting dance on Herod's ...

Salome, indifferent to Herod's advances, longs for the love of the imprisoned John the Baptist. When he rejects her, she uses her powers of seduction and manipulation--and the Dance of the Seven ...

(Ken Howard) Q: One of the required props for every “Salome” production is the severed head of John the Baptist. Do any of you ladies have any stories about the artificial heads you’ve ...

When Herodias divorces her husband and marries his brother Herod Antipas, governor of Judea, the prophet John the Baptist protests and is imprisoned. Salome, daughter of Herodias and both niece ...

Salome’s lust for John the Baptist and the circumstances forcing Salome to settle for a kiss on the lips of her beloved’s beheaded head instead. Psychosexually forward, Egoyan’s staging went ...

Tis the season for “Salome.” On Broadway in “Sunset ... and demanding in turn the head of John the Baptist, she is the center of a narrative dating back to the New Testament that has been ...

The revolt led by Barrabas is also included and John the Baptist's beheading as Salome's price for dancing for Herod.