| The Royal Opera - Salome Reviews | 18 April 2024 |
Michael Volle (Jochanaan), Malin Byström (Salome)
John Daszak (Herod), Michaela Schuster (Herodias)
Malin Byström (Salome)
John Daszak (Herod), Malin Byström (Salome)
Malin Byström (Salome)
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SalomeThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 20 | |
Coming to a head |
 20 Jan 18 / The Critics' Circle |
David McVicar’s thrilling production & Michael Volle’s violent presence make for impactful evening of opera |
| 16 Jan 18 / OperaWire |
Malin Bystrom as Salome is perfect |
| 16 Jan 18 / Independent |
Blood, sex, violence & incest, but subtlety too |
| 15 Jan 18 / Planet Hugill |
David McVicar’s 2008 staging of Strauss’s Salome, in its third revival, still delivers a hefty punch |
| 15 Jan 18 / Sunday Express |
A Swedish Salome casts her spell |
| 15 Jan 18 / The Observer |
Malin Byström held nothing back in the terrifying final scene, vocally or dramatically |
| 11 Jan 18 / Opera Today |
Revived for the third time and is just as remarkable as ever |
| 11 Jan 18 / Express |
The emotional temperature is tepid when it should be scalding |
| 10 Jan 18 / The Times |
Swedish soprano Malin Byström provided well-nuanced emotion with effortless power |
| 10 Jan 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Malin Byström was making her house role debut as Salome, and it was an impressive one |
| 10 Jan 18 / Music OMH |
An ugly, lovely, opera: Salome returns to Covent Garden |
| 10 Jan 18 / Seen and Heard |
The Beauty is the Beast: Malin Byström sings a chilling Salome |
| 10 Jan 18 / Bachtrack |
You cannot tear your eyes away from what is, literally, a hell of a show |
| 10 Jan 18 / Classical Source |
An injection of fresh blood for chilling, gory Strauss |
| 9 Jan 18 / The Guardian |
Compelling production returns, but with a patchy cast |
| 9 Jan 18 / The Arts Desk |
Richard Strauss's operatic version of Oscar Wilde's play, strongly revived |
| 9 Jan 18 / What's on Stage |
Insightful production reveals new subtleties |
| 9 Jan 18 / Evening Standard |
The Royal Opera's Salome still packs a punch |
| 9 Jan 18 / Telegraph |
Revival of David McVicar’s 10-year-old production that fails to deliver the musical goods |
| 9 Jan 18 / The Stage |
Production details
Cast
Daszak, Schuster, Byström, Volle, Butt Philip, Bock, Kerschbaum, Curievici, Francis, Kim, White, Sim, Sedgwick, Pall, Ewing, Cunningham
(c) Nanasi (d) McVicar
Performance dates
8, 12, 17, 21, 23, 26, 30 January 2018
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