This canvas, on view at The Ringling, is the second of two that Robert Henri painted in 1909 depicting soprano Mademoiselle Voclezca in the title role in Richard Strauss's opera Salome. (The other ...
Richard Strauss’s “Salome” has been described by opera singers, conductors, critics and fans as one of the world’s most thrilling, fast-paced and visceral works in the repertoire. And yet, the ...
Performers who undertake the demanding title role of Richard Strauss' "Salome" come in three categories, the great Austrian soprano Leonie Rysanek once said: Those who can sing it, those who can dance ...