Salome is a German opera by Richard Strauss. The libretto was based on a German translation of the French play Salome, by Oscar Wilde, which in turn was based on the New Testament figure of Salomé.

It was first performed in Dresden in 1905. The opera is famous (at the time of its release, infamous) for its Dance of the Seven Veils.

Salome is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are a various recordings of it, and it is regularly performed.

See also

• Succès de scandale