Strauss: Salome (2-DVD) – Nadja Michael, Thomas Moser

Composer: Richard Strauss
Artists: Nadja Michael, Thomas Moser, Michael Volle, Michaela Schuster, Joseph Kaiser, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Philippe Jordan
Director: David McVicar
Video Format: NTSC 16:9 High Definition
Audio Format: LPCM Stereo / Digital DTS Surround
Language: German
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 2
Studio: Opus Arte
Release Date: October 28, 2008
Run Time: 169 minutes

David McVicar’s powerful 2008 production of Oscar Wilde’s bible-based drama takes the controversially distrubing film Salò as its visual reference, setting the opera in a debauched palace in Nazi Germany. Strauss’s ravishing and voluptuous score adds to the sexual alchemy conjured by an international cast, led by Nadja Michael in the title role. Filmed for the big screen with high definition cameras and recorded in true surround sound.

“McVicar delves straight into the hearts and minds of his characters.” (Opera News)

“Nadja Michael…is an attractive Salome, moving like a dancer, as physically unafraid as she is vocally.” (Gramophone)

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