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Samson et Dalila

In Theaters Oct 20, Oct 24

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Samson et Dalila
Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic stars Elina Garanca and Roberto Alagna in the title roles; the pair was last seen together by Live in HD audiences in the acclaimed 2010 transmission of Bizet’s Carmen. Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest, with Elchin Azizov as the Philistine King Abimélech and Dmitry Belosselskiy as the Old Hebrew. Darko Tresnjak, the Tony Award–winning director of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, makes his Met debut directing the first new Met production of the opera in 20 years. Sir Mark Elder conducts.

Music: Saint-Saëns

Language: French, with English subtitles

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Samson et Dalila

Run Time: 3 hours 29 minutes

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ROBERTO ALAGNA

SAMSON

ROBERTO ALAGNA

SAMSON

ROBERTO ALAGNA

HOMETOWN: Clichy-sous-Bois, France

Elina Garanca

DALILA

Elina Garanca

DALILA

Elina Garanca

HOMETOWN: Riga, Latvia
LAURENT NAOURI

HIGH PRIEST

LAURENT NAOURI

HIGH PRIEST

LAURENT NAOURI

HOMETOWN: Paris, France
ELCHIN AZIZOV

Abimélech

ELCHIN AZIZOV

Abimélech

ELCHIN AZIZOV

HOMETOWN: Baku, Azerbaijan
DIMITRY BELOSSELSKIY

THE OLD HEBREW

DIMITRY BELOSSELSKIY

THE OLD HEBREW

DIMITRY BELOSSELSKIY

HOMETOWN: Moscow, Russia
SIR MARK ELDER

CONDUCTOR

SIR MARK ELDER

CONDUCTOR

SIR MARK ELDER

HOMETOWN: Hexham, UK

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A set model by Alexander Dodge for Darko Tresnjak's new production of Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila." Photo: Met Opera Technical Department

Elīna Garanča as Dalila and Roberto Alagna as Samson in Saint-Saëns' "Samson et Dalila." Photo: Vincent Peters / Met Opera

Elīna Garanča as Dalila in Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila." Photo: Vincent Peters / Met Opera

Roberto Alagna as Samson in Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila." Photo: Vincent Peters / Met Opera

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