The Met Opera Live in HD presents "Salome"

Strauss’s Salome—NEW PRODUCTIONLive in HD: May 17, 2025 / Doors 12pm / Show 1pm Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemasworldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptiveVictorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth. Tickets available at the door 1 hour prior to broadcast start. Lunch and beverages by Soda Jerks will be available to purchase prior to the show and during intermissions. Ticket prices: ADULT - $22SENIOR - $20GLIMMERGLASS GUILD & CCAL MEMBER - $17STUDENT - $12SEASON TICKET w/ V.I.P. SEATING - $200Call ahead to reserve season ticket & special seating accommodations!