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Met Opera “Salome” Magnet
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Met Opera “Salome” Magnet
This magnet features a scene from the Met Opera production of Strauss’ Salome.
- A Met Opera Shop Exclusive
- Paper wrapped magnet
- 3” W x 2” H
History
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome
Premiere: Dresden Court Opera, 1905. The story of this incendiary and powerful opera is derived from a brief biblical account: A young princess of Judea dances for her stepfather Herod and chooses as her reward the head of the prophet John the Baptist. This subject captured the imaginations of generations of visual artists, but its full possibilities were perhaps best realized in Oscar Wilde’s 1891 tragedy (which was banned from performance in several countries). Strauss’s score combines the grandeur of Wagner’s epics with the focus and emotional punch of the short Italian verismo operas.
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