Name: Samson et Dalila, op. 47
Start: 2009-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2009-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opera Antwerp

Organization

Tenor

Torsten Kerl

Samson

Mezzo-soprano

Marianna Tarasova

Dalila

Baritone

Nikola Mijailovic

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon

Bass

Milcho Borovinov

Abimélech

Tijl Faveyts

Un Vieillard Hébreu

Dirigent

Yannis Pouspourikas

Tomáš Netopil

Regissör

Amir Nizar Zuabi

Omri Nitzan

Scenograf

Ashraf Hanna

Kostym designer

Körledare

Dimitris Tiliakos

Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

Samson et Dalila, op. 47 -  (Samson och Delila)

Antwerpen

Belgien

Opera Antwerp

Gent

Schouwburg

Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns, from Vlaamse Opera, Antwerp / Ghent, 2009. Directed by Willy Vanduren, conductor Tomás Netopil. Starring Samson: Torsten Kerl, Delilah: Marianna Tarasova, The High Priest of Dagon: Nikola Mijailovic, Abimélech: Milcho Borovinov, A Hebrew old man: Tijl Faveyts.

Staged by the Vlaamse Opera in Antwerp in 2009, Saint-Saëns's Samson and Delilah—a story of doomed love set against the backdrop of cultural conflict between Hebrews and Philistines—is relocated to the contemporary Middle East. Directors Omri Nitzan and Amir Nizar Zuabi explore the tensions between different nations and religions, and the complex oppressor-oppressed relationship. "We tried to move away from the quasi-biblical interpretation,” say Nitzan and Zuabi, “and to place the story in today's world to explain its political aspects better.... Acts of terror by a state will lead to acts of terror against a state, which in turn will lead to more terror by the state and this completes the vicious circle."

Backed by the Symphony Orchestra and Choir of Vlaamse Opera under the baton of Czech conductor Tomáš Netopil, young German tenor Torsten Kerl plays the Samson to Russian mezzo-soprano Marianna Tarasova’s Delilah. The music’s kaleidoscopic colours are evoked with sensitivity and lyricism by the orchestra and singers, unfolding the dramatic story in all its tragic beauty.

Samson and Delilah was originally intended to be an oratorio, but as his ideas developed, Saint-Saëns was persuaded to turn it into an opera. In 1877, Franz Liszt arranged for its world premiere in Weimar, Germany. In 1892 it made its way to the Paris Opera, where it was played more than five hundred times over the next thirty years.

Samson et Dalila Saint-Saëns

Samson och Delila

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hornist

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Harper

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Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

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Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da Gambist

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

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Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

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Koreograf

Ljus designer

Dansare

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Video designer

Dramaturg

Tolk

Ljud designer

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Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Illustrator

Extra

contralto

Singer

Countertenor

Soprano

Bass-baritone

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Watch full performance here: Samson et Dalila (2009)

Samson et Dalila  - Preview clip

Samson och Delila by Saint-Saëns, tis 19 maj 2009, Från (2009/2009), Regisserad av Amir Nizar Zuabi, Omri Nitzan,, Dirigent Yannis Pouspourikas, Tomáš Netopil, Opera Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgien

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