Salome, first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 9 December 1905.

   Scenes from Salome, first performed at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on 9 December 1905.

   "Salome" premiered at Dresden's Königliches Opernhaus on this day in 1905; based on Oscar Wilde's play "Salomé," the Richard Strauß opera shocked audiences at the time; here's Teresa Stratas in the finale ("Es ist kein Laut zu vernehmen")

Chavanne, Burrian and Witchch

Karel Burian, moving to Dresden, and created role of Herod in Salome, 1905