Dance Of Infamy

1949: Bulgarian soprano Ljuba Welitsch (1913 - 1996) charms Herod, played by Franz Lechleichner, into giving her the head of John the Baptist by performing the 'Dance of the Seven Veils'. She is playing the lead in a controversial production of Richard Strauss's opera 'Salome', at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Producer Peter Brook, costumes & sets designed by Salvador Dali. It was abandoned after six performances. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
1949: Bulgarian soprano Ljuba Welitsch (1913 - 1996) charms Herod, played by Franz Lechleichner, into giving her the head of John the Baptist by performing the 'Dance of the Seven Veils'. She is playing the lead in a controversial production of Richard Strauss's opera 'Salome', at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Producer Peter Brook, costumes & sets designed by Salvador Dali. It was abandoned after six performances. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
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Credit:
Chris Ware / Stringer
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3062047
Collection:
Hulton Archive
Date created:
01 January, 1949
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Hulton Archive
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JC4311
Object name:
99f/13/unis/13340/11
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