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

It hints that Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Galilee, was led towards a fatal decision against John the Baptist by his wife, Herodias's daughter. Herodias had been the wife of Antipas's brother ...

Richard Strauss’s “Salome” has been described by opera singers, conductors, critics and fans as one of the world’s most thrilling, fast-paced and visceral works in the repertoire. And yet, the ...