Organization

Conductor

Emmanuel Villaume

Chorus master

Andrei Petrenko

Stage director

Irkin Gabitov

Mikhail Smirnov

Singer

Tenor

José Cura

Samson

Mezzo-soprano

Olga Borodina

Delilah

Baritone

Vladimir Moroz

High Priest of Dagon

Bass

Mikhail Petrenko

Abimelech

Yuri Vorobiev

Old Hebrew

Dmitry Demidchik

Philistine messenger

Stanislav Leontiev

First Philistine

Nikolai Kamensky

Second Philistine

Mariinsky Theatre

Others

The Mariinsky Chorus

Orchestra

Orchester des Mariinski-Theaters

Samson et Dalila, op. 47 -  (Samson and Delilah)

Mariinsky Theatre ---- The renowned singer JOSE CURA comes to St.Petersburg specifically to perform in this production. Cura and Borodina have long collaborated as artists. They made their joint debut in the production of Carmen staged at the San Francisco Opera in 1996. Their voices can be heard on the recording of Samson et Dalila made by the Londen Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Colin Davis. Cura and Borodina also sang Samson et Dalila together at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2003~2004. The performance was conducted by Emmanuel Villaume. He was also invited to take part in the on-stage celebration of Olga Borodina's artistic career at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Samson et Dalila Saint-Saëns

Public

Samson and Delilah

Approved

Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saëns, From (2018/2018), Directed by Irkin Gabitov, Mikhail Smirnov,, Conductor Emmanuel Villaume

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues