{"id":391195,"date":"2026-01-27T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/review-the-real-star-of-lyric-operas-salome-is-strauss-extraordinary-score\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:30:00","slug":"review-the-real-star-of-lyric-operas-salome-is-strauss-extraordinary-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/review-the-real-star-of-lyric-operas-salome-is-strauss-extraordinary-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The real star of Lyric Opera\u2019s \u2018Salome\u2019 is Strauss\u2019 extraordinary score"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5a12d4a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6783x3872+268+0\/resize\/1461x834!\/quality\/90\/?url=https:\/\/chorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/brightspot\/2f\/30\/3638831745ddba317f0a622cb0ba\/3-loc-salome-the-company-of-salome-c-kyle-flubacker.jpg\" \/>\n<div>The music gives complexity and dimension to this gritty and decadent tale. 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