Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila

Samson: Torsten Kerl, Dalila: Marianna Tarasova, Le Grand-Prêtre de Dagon: Nikola Mijailovic, Abimélech: Milcho Borovinov, Un vieillard hébreu: Tijl Faveyts

directed for stage: Omri Nitzan & Amir Nizar Zuabi

Symphony Orchestra and Choir of Vlaaamse Opera Antwerp/Ghent

Tomás Netopil

Facts

Prog. No.

5862

Music genre

Opera

Length

122 mins

Director

Willy Vanduren

Producers

A co-production of Canvas and Vlaamse Opera Antwerp/Ghent

Production year

2009

Format

Using the example of the impossible love between the Jew Samson and the Philistine Dalila, Camille Saint-Saëns shows the deadly conflict between two hostile cultures and religions. The Palestinian-Israeli production team, including the young Amir Nizar Zuabi and the experienced Omri Nitzan, places the complex relationships between the oppressed and the oppressors at the centre of the work’s vision.

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