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

4.9 x 7.8 cm. (1.9 x 3.1 in.) ...

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

Salome, who danced for King Herod at his birthday celebration and was told she could ask for anything in return. She asked for the head of John the Baptist. While I personally have never ...

It’s Lindsay’s editor, Caryn, here to kick off a round of guest newsletters with around 19 minutes of upbeat music from March. (If you missed Friday’s newsletter celebrating The Amplifier’s second ...

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 ...

Oscar Wilde's tragedy, Salome, was first translated into ... as she dances for her stepfather in exchange for the head of John the Baptist (all so that she might kiss his lips), but it also ...