There are no operas more brilliantly wacky than those of Gerald Barry. Look out for 'Salome'

Following two of the most brilliantly wacky operas of our time from Gerald Barry, the premiere of his 'Salome' promises to out-wacky the others.
Billings Gazette

Rimrock Opera performs 'Salome' at NOVA in April

On April 7, 8, 14 and 16, at the NOVA Center for Performing Arts, Rimrock Opera will present one of the most infamous tales in the Bible’s New Testament, "Salome," in operatic form. Salome, composed ...
Observer

Heartbeat Opera’s ‘Salome’ Dares Us to Look

Almost everyone in Salome wants something they shouldn’t. A king desires his stepdaughter, a servant desires a princess and a princess desires a prisoner with equal parts fascination and repulsion. We ...
The New York Times

Review: The Met Opera’s New ‘Salome’ Fractures Its Princess

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six versions of her ...
Chicago Tribune

Review: In ‘Salome’ by Lyric Opera, devastating excess is the point

The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden opened its fourth revival of David McVicar’s famous 2008 production of the Richard Strauss opera “Salome” one day after the death of the Queen of England in 2022 ...