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classical music, opera, theatre
R. Strauss: Salome
The Met’s new production
17 May 2025, Saturday
7 pm - 9:15 pm
Festival Theatre
Produced by Müpa Budapest
The Met: Live in HD at Müpa Budapest

Ticket prices

3 900 - 9 500 HUF

The discounts of the Müpa+ membership programme will be applied for this performance, and we also credit membership points.

A 16-year-old oriental princess with the voice of an Isolde: this was the perfectionist expectation Richard Strauss set for anyone portraying Salome, and now the South African soprano Elsa van der Heever, known for her portrayal of Elisabetta in the 2016 broadcast of Maria Stuarda, is about to prove she can pull it off. Surrounding the character of Salome in Claus Guth’s new production set in the Victorian era will be a cast of singers who also excel at acting. The Jochanaan of the performance will be the Swede Peter Mattei, with Herodes being sung by the German Gerhard Siegel, whose portrayal of the role also won admiration in Budapest, and Herodias by the American Michelle DeYoung, all under the musical direction of Yannick Nézet-Seguin.

The broadcast will be sung in the original language, and shown with Hungarian and English subtitles.

The ‘Metropolitan Opera Live in HD’ transmissions have been made possible through the cooperation of our partner, liveincinema.eu s.r.o.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Performers:

Salome Elza van den Heever
Herodias Michelle DeYoung
Herodes Gerhard Siegel
Narraboth Piotr Buszewski
Jochanaan Peter Mattei

Featuring:

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra

Creators:

set design Etienne Pluss
costumes Ursula Kudrna
lighting Olaf Freese
projections rocafilm/Roland Horvath
choreographer Sommer Ulrickson
dramaturg Yvonne Gebauer
director Claus Guth
  • You may purchase tickets online and in person for this performance using a Müpa Budapest gift voucher or by OTP, K&H or MBH SZÉP cards. If you purchase the tickets in person, then we also accept Rewin Gift Vouchers, and Rewin Gift Cards as well as the culture subaccount allowance on OTP Cafeteria cards.

  • We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.

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