A conversation with Jose Maria Condemi, stage director for Richard Strauss’s Salome, set to return to the Cincinnati Opera stage for the first time in 26 years
Separate Roles, Shared Lives: Salome's Kathryn Lewek and Zach Borichevsky Navigate Marriage and Opera
Soprano Kathryn Lewek and tenor Zach Borichevsky are not only international opera stars; they're married in real life and starring in Cincinnati Opera's 2026 production of Richard Strauss's Salome. Get to know these artists and their approach to pursuing opera careers alongside partnership and parenting.
Veil by Veil: The Many Visionaries Behind Salome
The journey of an opera from ideation to production is rarely, if ever, linear. In the case of Salome, Richard Strauss’s electrifying tragedy, the story that began with an unnamed character in the Bible—referred to only as “the daughter of Herodias”—passed through many hands before arriving as a fully-formed opera.