In 1903, in Berlin, the composer Richard Strauss saw a production of Oscar Wilde’s notorious play Salome. And immediately he thought of making it an opera. He was inspired by the biblical story, enchanting Oriental exotics, passionate sensitivity, the acute dramatic conflict, and of course, by the main heroine, Judaic princess Salome. Feeling desire for Jochanaan (John the Baptist), she performs The Dance of Seven Veils, demanding that Herod have Jokanaan’s head brought to her on a charger to kiss it.

The score of Salome (1905) was written with astonishing mastery. The gigantic orchestra conveys the most subtle emotions of the heroine from admiration to disgust, from lust for life to darkness of death.

Salome is one of Annemarie Kremer’s signature roles. She successfully performs the part in the Vienna Volksoper. The singer possesses outstanding acting and vocal skills. She has mastered different styles from bel canto to verismo. An expressive performer, she charms the audience with her singing and vividness of her operatic characters.