Great Performances at the Met: Salome Great Performances : Season 37 Episode 9
TV-G PBS 3h 00m
Aired: January 17th, 2009 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
This 1905 opera by German composer, Richard Straus, is based on Oscar Wilde's play telling of the Biblical Salome, who danced for Herod in exchange for the head of John the Baptist. Modern dress is used for this production. Sung in German with English subtitles.
