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Roberto Alagna

Samson

Gregory Kunde

Kristian Benedikt

Mezzo-soprano

Elīna Garanča

Delilah

Anita Rachvelishvili

Baritone

Laurent Naouri

High Priest of Dagon

Bass

Elchin Azizov

Abimelech

Tomasz Konieczny

Tony Stevenson

First Philistine

Bradley Garvin

Second Philistine

Dmitry Belosselskiy

Old Hebrew

Günther Groissböck

Mark Schowalter

Philistine messenger

Conductor

Mark Elder

Stage director

Darko Tresnjak

Set designer

Alexander Dodge

Costume designer

Linda Cho

Lighting designer

Donald Holder

Choreographer

Austin McCormick

The Metropolitan Opera

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

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Metropolitan Opera House

Samson et Dalila Saint-Saëns

Samson and Delilah

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Watch a trailer for the Met’s season-opening new production of Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila, with Roberto Alagna and Elīna Garanča in the title roles. Prod...

A towering biblical epic, Saint-Saëns’s operatic take on the story of Samson and Delilah has many of the hallmarks of grand opera—show-stopping vocal displays, thrilling choruses, and an engrossing plot set against a sweeping, pseudo-historical backdrop. It’s fitting, then, that Samson et Dalila has been chosen to celebrate the opening of the Met’s season four times in the company’s history, including when Darko Tresnjak’s bold new production premiered on the first night of the 2018–19 season. A few weeks later, the opera was shown as part of the Met’s series of live cinema transmissions, featuring an exceptional cast. Tenor Roberto Alagna was the heroic Samson, who ultimately falls victim to the seductive power of Dalila—the captivating mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča. Bass-baritone Laurent Naouri sang the sinister High Priest of Dagon, with conductor Sir Mark Elder on the podium.

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Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saëns, From (2018/2019), Directed by Darko Tresnjak,, Conductor Mark Elder, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, United States

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