Word: jarmila
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Strauss's shocker that came straight from the libido. For its new Salome under the sophisticated hand of Director Götz Friedrich, 32, the Komische Oper signaled its intentions by tacking up a "No One Under 18 Admitted" sign at the box office. With Czech Soprano Jarmila Rudolfova as Salome, Friedrich had a tiger to inspire him and he made the most of it; after researching such questions as the typical nighttime temperature in Judea in A.D. 30 to ensure authenticity, Friedrich decided the production should be, above all, sexy. It was. Backlighting stripped Rudolfova of her seven...