Opera Sinners
Phaedra is the mythical image of the infidel. Herodias is the symbol of the woman – the depraved murderess. Mary Magdalene is the familiar symbol of a runaway who has nevertheless found redemption from sin. Delilah is a type of the traitor. Salome is a perverted sadist. Clytaimnestra, like Herodias, is a perverted ruler. The pagan Kundry desecrates the ritual of the ancient Grail. Jocasta is a participant in incest with her own son. Several forms of sinful female characters in the history of opera. Dance macabre, with its riotous atmosphere, fits into this dramaturgy of sin.