A dramatic and emotionally vivid telling of the final days of John the Baptist, this new production and company premiere follows the saga of a spiritual leader reduced to a pawn in a lustful and deadly bargain between King Herod and his stepdaughter Salome. Acclaimed director Christopher Alden asks a modern audience to explore the tension in power dynamics between men and women in a unique found space with provocative direction and contemporary design. Conductor and GRAMMY Award-winning early music specialist Stephen Stubbs (2014 Agrippina, 2016 Semele) returns to Opera Omaha to lead a stellar cast featuring the company debut of soprano Liv Redpath, as well as the return of "striking black-toned bass" (The New Yorker) Andrew Harris (2018 Proving Up).