Salome 2024 Programme
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RICHARD STRAUSS 1864–1949<br />
SALOME<br />
IRISH NATIONAL OPERA<br />
PRINCIPAL FUNDER<br />
1905<br />
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BORD GÁIS ENERGY THEATRE.<br />
THIS PRODUCTION IS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS<br />
CONTRIBUTION FROM A PRIVATE DONOR.<br />
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BORD<br />
GÁIS ENERGY THEATRE<br />
DRAMA IN ONE ACT<br />
Libretto by the composer based on Hedwig Lachmann’s German translation of the<br />
French original of Oscar Wilde’s play Salomé.<br />
First performance, Hofoper Dresden, 9 December 1905.<br />
First Irish performance, Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, 11 April 1999.<br />
SUNG IN GERMAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES<br />
Running time 1 hour and 45 minutes without interval.<br />
The performances on Thursday 14 and Saturday 16 March are being recorded for<br />
future streaming on www.operavision.eu<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />
Special thanks to the Alliance Française, the Lycée Français<br />
and French Ambassador Vincent Guérend. We are also grateful<br />
to the National Gallery of Ireland; Gus Dewar; Joe Csibi and<br />
Andrew Smith of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra; and Artane School<br />
of Music.<br />
PERFORMANCES <strong>2024</strong><br />
Sunday 3 March National Opera House Wexford CONCERT PERFORMANCE<br />
Tuesday 12 March Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Dublin<br />
Thursday 14 March Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Dublin<br />
Saturday 16 March Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Dublin<br />
#INO<strong>Salome</strong><br />
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