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Great Performances Season 52, Episode 24: Great Performances at the Met: Salome
The first new production of the opera at the Met in 20 years, director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play, setting it in an intricate Victorian world filled with symbolism and contrasts of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging is Elza van den Heever as the abused and unhinged antiheroine Salome, who demands the head of Jochanaan. Watch Great Performances Season 52, Episode 24 Great Performances at the Met: Salome in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Great Performances Season 52, Episode 24 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Great Performances at the Met: Salome
The first new production of the opera at the Met in 20 years, director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play, setting it in an intricate Victorian world filled with symbolism and contrasts of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging is Elza van den Heever as the abused and unhinged antiheroine Salome, who demands the head of Jochanaan.
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