Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Soprano Karita Mattila, who electrified Met audiences in the title role of Richard ...

Karita Mattila, the sensational Finnish soprano returning to Houston after a 15-year absence, woos critics and audiences worldwide with portrayals of rebellious teens and maturing young women. There ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- The story is so old, it's in the Bible. A Judean princess falls for a prophet, but when John the Baptist spurns her amorous advances, Salome contrives to have King Herod order his ...

It’s often said that Atrauss’s Salome is really very simple to cast—all you need for the title role is a lissome teenage girl with the voice of a hefty Wagnerian soprano. Of course, the chances of ...

In Strauss’s “Salome,” is the Dance of the Seven Veils a seduction? A striptease? A cry for help? Watch some memorable versions from its long history. By Zachary Woolfe Robert Wilson’s staging of ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Karita Mattila. Naked. Those three words have been on the mind of ...