Salome (opera)
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This article is about the opera by Richard Strauss. For the opera by Antoine Mariotte, see Salomé (Mariotte).
Salome, Op. 54, is an opera in one act by Richard Strauss. The libretto is Hedwig Lachmann's German translation of the 1891 French play Salomé by Oscar Wilde, edited by the composer. Strauss dedicated the opera to his friend Sir Edgar Speyer.[1]
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Opera by Richard Strauss | |
Librettist | Oscar Wilde (Hedwig Lachmann's German translation of the French play Salomé, edited by Richard Strauss) |
Language | German |
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The opera is famous (at the time of its premiere, infamous) for its "Dance of the Seven Veils". The final scene is frequently heard as a concert-piece for dramatic sopranos.