Richard Bratby

More depravity, please: Salome, at the Royal Opera House, reviewed

Plus: at the South Bank an underrated conductor revived an almost forgotten score with quite irresistible affection and flair

Malin Byström's Salome is appallingly watchable. Image: © Tristram Kenton
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    Royal Opera House, until 1 October

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    Queen Elizabeth Hall

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