Camille Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila (2011)

Plot Summary

In this live recording for 2009, Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila - a story of doomed love set against the backdrop of cultural conflict between Hebrews and Philistines - is reinterpreted to relate with the conflicts in today's Middle East. "In our approach to this opera we tried to move away fromthe quasi-biblical interpretation, and to place the story in a contemporary context to explain its political meaning in today's world," say the two directors, Israeli Omri Nitzan and Palestinian Amir Nizar Zuabi. In this production by Vlaamse Opera, the dramatic story of Saint-Saëns' greatest opera is unfolded in all its tragic beauty.

Full Cast & Characters

Torsten Kerl

Samson

Marianna Tarasova

Dalila

Nicola Mijalovič

High Priest of Dagon

Milcho Borovinov

Abimélech, Satrap of Gaza

Tijl Faveyts

An old Hebrew

Torsten Büttner

First Philistine

Onno Pels

Second Philistine

Gijs Van Der Linden

Messenger

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