Question

Why was Strauss's opera 'Salome' banned is select locations? (2 options)

choose 2 answers

1.Because the Dance of the Seven Veils
2.Because of the seduction/sex scene that happens in Act I of the Opera
3.Because of the use of dissonant, atonal, and serial harmonic language
4.Because the harmonic language is tonal, but starts to feel uncomfortable by 5.incorporating too much dissonance
6.Because it was a Grecian revival, and all Western Humanities were banned in the USSR

Answer 1

Strauss's opera "Salome" was banned because:

1.Because the Dance of the Seven Veils

2.Because of the seduction/sex scene that happens in Act I of the Opera

Step-by-step explanation:

The reasons for this are two simple things. In the first place, the people who saw it believed it was inappropriate to include biblical characters and the events that they go through. And in the second place, there was a law prohibiting the depiction of biblical characters. Therefore, it was banned. however, it is an amazing piece of art.