Samson et Dalila

Librettist/Text Author: Lemaire, F.

Conductor: Netopil, Tomas

Orchestra: Flanders Opera Symphony Orchestra

Chorus: Flanders Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Pouspourikas, Yannis

Abimelech: Borovinov, Milcho

Dalila: Tarasova, Marianna

Deuxieme Philistin: Pels, Onno

Le Grand-Pretre de Dagon: Mijailovic, Nikola

Messager: Linden, Gijs Van der

Premier Philistin: Buttner, Thorsten

Samson: Kerl, Torsten

Un vieillard hebreu: Faveyts, Tijl

Set Designer: Zuabi, Amir Nizar

Set Designer: Hanna, Ashraf

Costume Designer: Zuabi, Amir Nizar

Costume Designer: Hanna, Ashraf

Lighting Designer: Granek, Keren

Stage Director: Nitzan, Omri

Stage Director: Zuabi, Amir Nizar

Television Director: Vanduren, Willy

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Date of Production: 8-5-2009

Venue: Vlaamse Opera Antwerp/Ghent

Playing Time: 02:17:06

Catalogue Number: EuroArts5862

UPC: 880242586285

Synopsis

Samson et Dalila

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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.