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.
The Metropolitan Opera Live: Samson et Dalila (2018)
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Audience, Bizet, Carmen, Darko Tresnjak, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Epic, Gentleman, Guide, High Definition, King Abimélech, Love & Murder, Old Hebrew, Opera, Production, Rector, Saint-saëns, Sir Mark Elder, Tony Award, Transmission
