Soprano dancer? Unless you mean that she also sings, because dancers aren't called Sopranos. If you are a dancer or ballerina who is the lead role, you are a Principal Dancer.
I love this interpretation. It’s very uncomfortable to watch; a bit like watching seduction! A lot of people are disappointed in no physical veils being dropped, but I can see her dropping her virtues one by one, and supposedly there are seven of those.
The 7 veils actually represents the 7 chakras. Salome was a priestess and the dance was about their activation in people, generally one at.a time, of the viewer. The meaning has been distorted as being only about sexuality through time.
@@jennazureazure2245 I figured it was the 7 deadly sins lol. Since she (or her mother I think), asked for John the Baptist's head on a silver plate or silver platter, in exchange for Salome performing for King Herod.
Ik weet wel dat de opera zich baseert in de Bijbel en dat het in die stijl zich moet afspelen. Maar het is een beetje gemoderniseerd zie ik, dat is wel het leukste ervan. Hoe het hedendaagse eruit ziet.
Finally a singer who looks good as Salome AND can dance. Unfortunately, the choreography is quite boring and not very inspired or creative, but that´s not the fault of the singer. Also the lighting is boring too in my opinion. Always the same light. I don´t like the choreography and the staging, but I still give this video a thumb up because she is a great Salome.
You´re welcome :) A question: has your orchestra the full size of "Salome", or is it a smaller one? Because Strauss wanted a LARGE orchestra that doesn´t fit into most opera houses. For example, do you use 2 harps? Do you use the Heckelphon, a celesta and an organ (very important for the final scene)?
Ps One must suppose that directors have given up on how to fill a stage with a performance, and have to resort to projections and films. Oy... I’d sooner have Salome put some headphones on and just listen to the music...
Ugh... It surprises me that anyone sees this as being “seductive.” Besides which, is that really what this dance, dramaturgically, is about? Another hard-edged, cold and angular production onstage with that gorgeously overripe music coming out of the pit - what a disconnect...
It's amazing how the Europeans both created and destroyed opera....or rather, the composers and singers created it and the directors destroyed it. Sigh.
I agree. Nowadays, opera is being destroyed by the contemporary staging. My mom used to be an Opera singer, but she stopped about 15 years ago, and she loved music and performing so much - she stopped because she said that she couldn't take it anymore what opera has become in modern times.
Le compositeur n'a pas été très inspiré sur ce détail musical de danse à part les tambours du départ. Ce Strauss n'avait pas le sens rythmique de la danse, c'est évident. Voilà la raison pour laquelle il est très difficile de faire une "danse" où il n'y en a point, musicalement. C'est la partie la plus ratée et décevante de ce magnifique opéra. Les sept voiles sont symboliques et à chaque voile levé un mystère dévoilé... mystère de l'amour et de la mort, probablement. Rien de cela n'est clair dans cette chorégraphie. D'ailleurs dans aucune chorégraphie de la danse des 7 voiles dans cet opéra. Le problème est déjà dans la musique de base. On n'est pas avec le génie rythmique de Rossini, Offenbach ou des Strauss père et fils (entre autres), on est dans de grandes plages sonores étirées que pour une danse de 7 voiles n'est pas le plus adéquat, ni pour le chorégraphe, ni pour l'artiste qui danse, ni pour le spectateur; seul l'orchestre et le chef d'orchestre tirent leurs épingles du jeu de scène. Dommage! Mais j'adore cet opéra tout en préférant d'autres versions chorégraphiques.
What wrong with ópera, is so stupid the all experience, they never sing nowadays, the scenary is so childish and is more violence that is in competion with hollywood and start wars or any crap from there.
