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19:30 | The Met Opera HD: Samson et Delila |
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Opera production. USA 2018, 190 min (with two intervals). Directed by Darko Tresnjak. Starring: Roberto Alagna, Elīna Garanča, Laurent Naouri, Elchin Azizov, Dmitry Belosselskiy. In French with Russian subtitles. Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic stars mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna in the title roles; Live in HD audiences last saw the pair together in the acclaimed 2010 transmission of Bizet’s Carmen. Bass-baritone Laurent Naouri co-stars as the High Priest, with baritone Elchin Azizov as the Philistine king Abimélech and bass Dmitry Belosselskiy as the Old Hebrew. Darko Tresnjak, the Tony Award-winning director of "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder", makes his debut directing the first new Met production of the opera in 20 years. Sir Mark Elder conducts.
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