Salomé (1922) Nazimova - Excerpts -- Dance of the Seven Veils - Richard Strauss

Описание: "Dance of the Seven Veils" performed by Nazimova, set to music by Richard Strauss. This video features the dance sequence and finale of the silent film, Salomé (1922), produced by and starring Alla Nazimova. It is an adaptation of the 1891 Oscar Wilde play of the same name, written by Natacha Rambova, credited as Peter M. Winters. The costumes and sets were designed by Natacha Rambova, based on illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley. Rambova was the wife of actor Rudolph Valentino.

Plot:

King Herod's stepdaughter Salome seduces him with a dance and is promised the head of the prophet John the Baptist.

Cast:

• Alla Nazimova as Salomé, Stepdaughter of Herod

• Mitchell Lewis as Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Judea

• Rose Dione as Herodias, wife of Herod

• Earl Schenck as Narraboth, Captain of the Guard

• Arthur Jasmine as Page of Herodias

• Nigel De Brulier as Jokanaan, the Prophet

• Frederick Peters as Naaman, the Executioner

• Louis Dumar as Tigellinus

Music:

"Dance of the Seven Veils" from "Salome", a one-act opera composed by Richard Strauss, which premiered in Dresden on December 9, 1905. 
The first version heard in the video was performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker, conducted by Karl Böhm.  The oboe and flute excerpts in the middle were performed by Stephen Shiels and Jeanne Baxtresser, respectively.  The second version at the end was arranged by Kazuhiro Morita, performed by Inagakuen Sogo H.S. Wind Orchestra of Omiya City, conducted by Tomoki Ubata.

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