Dates: 8/15/2025 - 8/23/2025
📍 Theatre: Union Avenue Opera
733 N Union Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108
Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 314-361-2881
Tickets: $27-62
Salome is a dark and provocative opera centered on the biblical story of King Herod's stepdaughter and her obsessive desire for John the Baptist (Jochanaan). Captivated by Jochanaan's purity and resistance, Salome becomes consumed by her longing to possess him. When Jochanaan rejects her advances, Salome manipulates Herod into granting her a gruesome request as her reward for performing the sensual "Dance of the Seven Veils" for him. The opera culminates in a shocking and tragic finale as Salome's desires lead to her own demise. Richard Strauss’ lush, dramatic score heightens the tension and psychological intensity of this gripping tale.
Salome is presented in German with projected English supertitles.
Friday, August 15, 2025 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, August 16, 2025 - 8:00 pm
Friday, August 22, 2025 - 8:00 pm
Saturday, August 23, 2025 - 8:00 pm
Union Avenue Opera will close its 31st Festival Season with Richard Strauss’ explosive masterwork Salome, presented August 15, 16, 22, and 23 at 8:00 p.m. at Union Avenue Christian Church in St. Louis.
Union Avenue Opera will continue its 2025 Festival Season with a compelling double bill that explores identity, performance, and emotional truth: Tom Cipullo’s Josephine and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.
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