Salome - Salome - Blu-ray

Richard Strauss's opera at the Salzburg Festival, staged by Romeo Castellucci at the Felsenreitschule, was nothing short of a sensation! Debuting in the title role, Asmik Grigorian propelled herself to international stardom with her mesmerizing singing and acting abilities. The exceptional soprano recently won the International Opera Award as best singer. To witness Maestro Franz Welser-Most performing together with the Wiener Philharmoniker and an outstanding cast "makes you think you are hearing the piece in it's most perfect incarnation yet" (Financial Times). "Asmik Grigorian sweeps all in her wake in the title role of Strauss's opera. [...] Here is a Salome to end all Salomes. [...] In total, it is stunning..." (Financial Times) "thrilling" (Spiegel Online) "A breathtakingly dense, musically epoch-making [...] Salome, which brought the house down!" (Neue Zurcher Zeitung)