Strauss: Salome_
It is no wonder that Met audiences have gone wild over Karita Mattila’s sizzling Salome. Indisputably one of the greatest Salomes of our time, Mattila utterly incarnates Oscar Wilde’s petulant, willful, and lust-driven heroine. With Strauss’s groundbreaking music magnifying the degenerate atmosphere and building the erotic tension, this is one opera that is as shocking today as it was at its premiere in 1905.
Director
Barbara Willis Sweete
Starring
Karita Mattila, Ildikó Komlósi, Joseph Kaiser
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Strauss: Salome was released 18 years ago in 2008.
Strauss: Salome is a Music, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 46m.
CAST (18)
Karita Mattila
Salome
IK
Ildikó Komlósi
Herodias
JK
Joseph Kaiser
Narraboth
KB
Kim Begley
Herod
JU
Juha Uusitalo
Jochanaan
LS
Lucy Schaufer
The page
Keith Miller
First soldier
Richard Berstein
Second soldier
DW
David Won
A Cappadocian
RE
Reveka Evangelia Mavrovitis
A slave
AG
Allan Glassman
First Jew
MS
Mark Schowalter
Second Jew
AK
Adam Klein
Third Jew
John Easterlin
Fourth Jew
James Courtney
Fifth Jew
Morris Robinson
First Nazarene
DS
Donovan Singletary
Second Nazarine
RB
Reginald Braithwaite
Executioner
CREW
Director
Writer
STUDIOS (2)
The Metropolitan Opera
Sony Classical
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What is Strauss: Salome about?
It is no wonder that Met audiences have gone wild over Karita Mattila’s sizzling Salome. Indisputably one of the greatest Salomes of our time, Mattila utterly incarnates Oscar Wilde’s petulant, willful, and lust-driven heroine. With Strauss’s groundbreaking music magnifying the degenerate atmosphere and building the erotic tension, this is one opera that is as shocking today as it was at its premiere in 1905.
How long is Strauss: Salome?
Strauss: Salome has a runtime of 106 minutes (1h 46m).
Who directed Strauss: Salome?
Strauss: Salome was directed by Barbara Willis Sweete.
Who stars in Strauss: Salome?
The cast of Strauss: Salome includes Karita Mattila, Ildikó Komlósi, Joseph Kaiser, Kim Begley, Juha Uusitalo.
GENRES (2)
Music
Drama
KEYWORDS (2)
opera live performance
the metropolitan opera
