Salome at ARTSCAPE Opera House

Richard Strauss’ scandalously opulent 1905 setting of Oscar Wilde’s play has lost none of its power to shock and seduce.

British dramatic soprano Allison Oakes stars as the depraved teenage princess who demands the head of John the Baptist on a silver platter. American tenor Allan Glassman makes his Cape Town Opera debut as her lecherous stepfather Herod, with local favourites Violina Anguelov and Lukhanyo Moyake appearing as Herodias and Narraboth.