This is Klimt-meets-Cyndi Lauper, a sort of grrl-power parody (since Salome only has power over Narraboth and the other menials). It’s hard to remember – in fact only becomes clear as things progress ...

Lise Davidsen has become classical music's biggest draw, attracting crowds to the Paris Opera Bastille for her first performances in the title role of Strauss' Salome during the same week Swift ...

The original story comes from the Gospels; Oscar Wilde turned it into a play that remains the apotheosis of Decadent literature; Richard Strauss adapted it as an opera. According to lore ...