| Composer: |
Richard Strauss |
| Music title: |
Salome, Op. 54 |
| Librettist: |
Hedwig Lachmann |
| Work definition: |
Musikdrama in one act |
| After/based on: |
The German translation of the French play 'Salome' by Oscar Wilde |
| Language: |
German |
| World premiere: |
9 December 1905, Hofoper, Dresden |
| ROH premiere: |
8 December 1910, Thomas Beecham Opera Season |
| ROH company premiere: |
11 November 1949, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |