Samson et Dalila

Item

Record ID

1289

Identifier

90880

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Samson et Dalila

Uniform Title

Samson et Dalila

Program/Series Title

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD ; Great Performances at the Met

Work Alternate Titles

Samson and Dalila

Composer

Saint-Saens, Camilie 1835-1921

Text Author

Lemaire, Ferdinand

Production Year

2018

Transmission/Release Date

2018-10-20 (Theater transmission) ; 2019-03-24 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

2018

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

Theater transmission / PBS

Conductor/Music Director

Elder, Mark

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera

Soloists

Roberto Alagna (Sampson) ; Elina Garanca (Dalila) ; Laurent Naouri (High Priest) ; Elchin Azizov (Abimelech) ; Dmitry Belosselskiy (Old Hebrew) ; Tony Stevenson ; Bradley Garvin
(Philistines) ; Mark Schowalter (Messenger)

Participants

Susan Graham (Host)

TV/Film Director

Halvorson, Gary

Sets

Dodge, Alexander

Costumes

Cho, Linda

Choreography

McCormick, Austin

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Company, Inc.

Producer

Bongiovanni Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)

Executive Producer

Gelb, Peter

Technical Information

HDTV

Other Information

Features: Graham interviews with Alagna, Garanca, Naouri, Elder, Palumbo, Tresnjak, Cho and Dodge with time lapse film of construction of giant head in final temple scene. Marnie feature with Graham in Costume Shop with Isabel Leonard and costume designer Arianne Phillips. Fanciulla preview with Graham and Jonas Kaufmann with video clip of Kaufmann in orchestra rehearsal. Graham with Met funding pitch. Promo for remaining HD telecasts. Tribute to Monserat Caballe with video clip of Caballe and Jose Carreras in final duet from Andrea Chenier 1983 Met Centennial Gala PBS telecast.

Duration

ca. 210'

Company

Metropolitan Opera

Sourcemat

DLCAT-380