Smithsonian Magazine17d
Why Oscar Wilde’s Play About a Biblical Temptress Was Banned From the British Stage for Decades
"Salome," a one-act tragedy by the Irish playwright, terrified the Victorian public with its provocative depiction of a ...
San Diego Union-Tribune12d
Three operatic Salomes dish on the punishing role, veil dancing and severed heads
The story of Salome originated in the Bible’s New Testament and was later interpreted over many centuries in paintings, poems, books, plays and operas. Many early stories about Salome depicted ...