An opera in one act
Libretto after Oscar Wilde's poem of the same name
German translation by Hedwig Lachmann


Reiner Goldberg tenor - Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Judea
Anja Silja soprano - Herodias, Herod's wife
Inga Nielsen soprano - Salome, Herodias's daughter
Robert Hale bass-baritone - Jokanaan (John the Baptist)
Deon van der Walt tenor - Narraboth, a young Syrian, Captain of the Guard
Marianne Rorholm mezzo-soprano - Herodias's Page
Gert Henning Jensen tenor - First Jew
Ole Hedegaard tenor - Second Jew
Mikael Kristensen tenor - Third Jew
Peter Grønlund tenor - Fourth Jew
Sten Byriel bass-baritone - Fifth Jew
Bent Norup baritone - First Nazarene
Morten Frank Larsen baritone - Second Nazarene
Per Høyer baritone - First Soldier
Stephen Milling bass - Second Soldier
Anders Jakobsson bass - A Cappadocian
Henriette Bonde-Hansen soprano - A Slave

Danish National Symphony Orchestra/DR
Michael Schonwandt, conductor