The Metropolitan Opera: Salome (2025)

The Metropolitan Opera: Salome (2025) poster

Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light.

Director: Claus Guth
Genre: Music
Runtime: 135 min
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Cast

Screenplay

Music: Richard Strauss
Production: The Metropolitan Opera
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Deutsch
Original Language: de

Keywords

filmed opera, opera live performance, the metropolitan opera

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Metropolitan Opera: Salome about?
Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light.
Who directed The Metropolitan Opera: Salome?
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome was directed by Claus Guth.
Who stars in The Metropolitan Opera: Salome?
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome stars Elza van den Heever, Peter Mattei, Gerhard Siegel, Michelle DeYoung, Piotr Buszewski, Aigul Akhmetshina.
How long is The Metropolitan Opera: Salome?
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome has a runtime of 2h 15m (135 minutes).
What genre is The Metropolitan Opera: Salome?
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome is a Music film.
Where was The Metropolitan Opera: Salome produced?
The Metropolitan Opera: Salome was produced in United States of America.