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| Composer | Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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BolognaSamson et DalilaConcert performance
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Roberto Abbado; Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Coro di Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Gregory Kunde; Ekaterina Semenchuk
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Giacomo Sagripanti; Darko Tresnjak; Metropolitan Opera; Alexander Dodge; Linda Cho; Donald Holder; The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
ZurichSamson et DalilaNew production
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Gianandrea Noseda; Evgeny Titov; Zurich Opera; Rufus Didwiszus; Annemarie Woods; Martin Gebhardt; Orchester der Oper Zürich
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Richard Jones’ clunky Samson et Dalila returns to Covent Garden
With Aigul Akhmetshina and Seokjong Baek in the title roles, there are reasons to be optimistic, but The Royal Opera’s revival of Richard Jones’ production is a mixed bag.
Seattle natives shine in Samson et Dalila
Ludovic Morlot conducts a strong cast, led by local mezzo J’Nai Bridges, in a concert performance of Saint-Saëns' biblical opera.
Samson et Dalila catches fire at the Teatro di San Carlo
Argentinian film director Damián Szifron's production is lauded in Naples, as are star soloists Anita Rachvelishvili and Brian Jagde.
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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Philippe Jordan; Damiano Michieletto; Opéra national de Paris; Paolo Fantin; Carla Teti; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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