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Behind Salome's Seven Veils: Lust, Murder and Mutilation
FromHe Sang/She Sang
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this week's episode of He Sang/She Sang, hosts Merrin Lazyan and Mike Shobe are joined by soprano Patricia Racette and music writer Paul Thomason to discuss Salome. Hear how an innocent princess transforms into a deranged psychopath, the scandals surrounding the opera's premieres and why it's more fun to play a nasty character than a nice one. Plus, hear all about these YouTube picks of the week:
Nadja Michael, the Royal Opera, London:
Lubja Welitsch, Fritz Reiner, Met Opera Orchestra:
Salome directed by Götz Friedrich, starring Teresa Stratas and Bernd Weikl, Karl Böhm conducts the Vienna Philharmonic:
This episode features excerpts from the following album:
• Salome (London/Decca, 1995)— Catherine Malfitano, soprano; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone; Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi
Nadja Michael, the Royal Opera, London:
Lubja Welitsch, Fritz Reiner, Met Opera Orchestra:
Salome directed by Götz Friedrich, starring Teresa Stratas and Bernd Weikl, Karl Böhm conducts the Vienna Philharmonic:
This episode features excerpts from the following album:
• Salome (London/Decca, 1995)— Catherine Malfitano, soprano; Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone; Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi
Released:
Dec 13, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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