Desc: Salome: Directed by Romeo Castellucci, Henning Kasten. With John Daszak, Anna Maria Chiuri, Asmik Grigorian, Gábor Bretz. Based on Oscar Wilde's lurid play, it is an intense exploration of the Salome story. Its sumptuous vocal and orchestral writing seethes and pulsates as Strauss conjures up the brutality of Herod's corrupt court.