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Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

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Opera on 3: From the Met: Saint-Saens’s Samson et Dalila

Saint-Saens’s Samson et Dalila

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Saint-Saens’s Samson et Dalila, starring Anita Rachvelishvili and Aleksandrs Antonenko.

Saint-Saens’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila, starring Anita Rachvelishvili and Aleksandrs Antonenko, conducted by Mark Elder.

Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila, starring Anita Rachvelishvili and Aleksandrs Antonenko, conducted by Mark Elder.

Presented by Mary Jo Heath, with commentary by Ira Siff. 

Dalila.....Anita Rachvelishvili (Mezzo-soprano) 
Samson.....Aleksandrs Antonenko (Tenor) 
High Priest of Dagon.....Laurent Naouri (Baritone) 
Abimelech.....Tomasz Konieczny (Bass) 
Old Hebrew.....Gunther Grolssbock (Bass) 
First Philistine.....Eduardo Valdes (Tenor) 
Second Philistine.....Jeongcheol Cha (Bass Baritone) 
Messenger.....Scott Scully (Tenor)
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Mark Elder (Conductor)

The source of this popular opera is a single chapter in the biblical Book of Judges, but the brevity of the tale did nothing to prevent it from becoming one of the world’s great stories of love  - or at least passion - betrayed.

For full synopsis please visit the programme page
Photo credit: Ken Howard

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