Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila

Synopsis

The opera is based on the Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah found in Chapter 16 of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament. It is the only opera by Saint-Saëns that is regularly performed. The second act love scene in Delilah's tent is one of the set pieces that define French opera. Two of Delilah's arias are particularly well known: "Printemps qui commence" and "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix", the latter of which is one of the most popular recital pieces in the mezzo-soprano/contralto repertoire. Staged by greek director Yannis Kokkos and conducted by Valery Gergiev on May 25th, 2016 at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Main Cast

Ekaterina Semenchuk

Dalila

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Gregory Kunde

Samson

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Roman Burdenko

High Priest of Dagon

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Mikhail Petrenko

Abimélech

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Stanislav Trofimov

Old Hebrew

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Valery Gergiev

Conductor

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Mariinsky Orchestra

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Louise Narboni
	Stage Director	Yannis Kokkos
Sound	Original Music Composer	Camille Saint-Saëns
Art	Production Design	Yannis Kokkos
Writing	Screenplay	Ferdinand Lemaire
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