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Great Performances S52E24 — Great Performances at the Met: Salome
Great Performances•Season 52•Episode 24

Great Performances at the Met: Salome

Sep 14, 2025150 min
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The first new production of the opera at the Met in 20 years, director Claus Guth reimagines the biblical tale through Oscar Wilde’s haunting play, setting it in an intricate Victorian world filled with symbolism and contrasts of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging

Directed byClaus Guth
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Cast1

Bray Poor

Bray Poor

Narrator (voice)

Crew2

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor

Claus Guth

Claus Guth

Director

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Episode Summary

"Great Performances at the Met: Salome" is episode 24 of Great Performances season 52. Directed by Claus Guth, it aired on September 14, 2025.

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