Strauss Salome Final Scene Pt 2 of 3

I was in Wien couple of years ago and I also had a chance of watching Gergiev's conducting at the Rathaus..it is really a great tradition..

to currymuttonpizza,

It would interest me to know how long you've been watching opera. From your comments, it sounds as if you're relatively new, and therefore don't know what you're missing ...

Besser geht nicht. I remember, I saw this in Wién ( knew it already) at the open air film show at the Rathaus. God .... Heaven ...

Oh, wow, this is wonderful.

nomsdufrere, disregard my previous comment, I think I misunderstood you at first... unless you really were actually implying that opera isn't real art... haha

A) Opera IS art...
B) Opera singers LEARN how to act for the stage. If someone did film-acting on a stage, of COURSE none of it would come across. That's why a good opera singer knows how to work with the stage, and you DO see the acting. And that's where the art becomes visible.

This is the closest opera can get to real art. and all thanks to the wonderful filming and wonderful acting that otherwise would not be visible

I agree...this is the best opera-film I ever saw.
And let us not forget the great playwriter Oscar Wilde with his great vision!

White+Black+Red=Incarnat-colour(peachblossem)
Maybe intuitiv, but Oscar knew it....

She only agreed to sing because it's a film with studio recording and she didn't have to compete with that Strauss orchestra live, I think. Lucky us. A marvelous Salome indeed. Varnay says in her memoir that Stratas had to dub her voice to an orchestral recording due to schedule conflict. Boehm wasn't even there! And she did in in one take!

One of the greatest acting/singing videos ever. Stratas is amazing.

Teresa Stratas ....Canada's soprano.... probably one of the best Nedda's ever

I never thought Teresa Stratas could sing Salome. She looks completely in character.

I love 4:50, my favorite part!

Teresa is indeed amazing. Not to mention Strauss!!

thanks Lightsbear

OMG she is amazing!