Montserrat Caballe as Salome in "Dance of seven veils" by Strauss

Montserrat Caballe as Salome, Fritz Uhl as Herodes. Julius Rudel conductor. Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid. May 1979

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• Opera
• Strauss
• Salome
• Montserrat
• Caballe

[davisbone]

Caballe is beautifull charming and very brave!!!

[Toscavsky]

Me da igual si está gorda!!! La quiero!!!

[olmaleo]

Paleolithic Venus.

[hernandocarvalho]

Divina!!!

[icylakepaxphile]

you could have use a dancer as your intenal presentative! this scene is really hard to see..

[liszt80]

In the past fat women were considered seducent. Just look the paintings by Botticelli or Delacroix. I think Caballé, despite the weight, is very graceful in this film.

[windstorm1000]

@Matt75003 Oh, gosh--your post had me laughing I couldn't stop!! Finally a sensible viewer!! And a funny one too! M. should NEVER have attempted this---it was a bad conceit of hers--and she's paying for it here--a laughing stock.

[windstorm1000]

@mtrav95 Regarding your last sentence: Not in this opera you don't.

[windstorm1000]

@Orfeo68 Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD.

[windstorm1000]

@olympieta Um, you don't know anything about this opera do you. Look at my first post. M. looks plain ridiculous here. She's too fat.

[windstorm1000]

She should never have done this role--hate to sound cruel--she's too fat, but its the truth. & this is a role that depends on looks as well as voice. She looks like a clerk from Wal Mart who went to a costume shop, had two hours of dance lessons, then stepped on stage. You have to be somewhat nubile for this role--otherwise it doesn't make dramatic sense--why would Herrod be interested in a woman who looks like one of his servants? No offense Montserrat...but Rita Hayworth where are you??!!

[ploplisphilin]

I have seen many Salomes, and each has failed to be a great singer as well as dancer in the part. Strauss's cruelty. But, the Idea of Salome is more important than the human expression. Each diva approaches that Idea to the best of her ability. Some are more successful than others; each offers something important. I like the pose at the end with the red scarf around her neck.