Met Opera
Saint-Saëns's spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met's larger-than-life production. FROM 6 Dec
Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera's most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece is a feast for the eyes and ears. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts an electrifying cast led by the formidable star pairing of mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley.
The score of this opera teems with colour and dramatic aptitude and is a worthy compendium of Saint-Saëns’s diversified genius.
Portions of the opera, including Dalila’s seduction aria ‘Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix’ and the extraordinary ballet sequence in the final scene - the Bacchanale - are known well beyond the opera house.
Throughout the work, the score brilliantly animates all the powerful and diverse colours in the iconic story, from the lurid to the exotic, the crass, the sensual, and even the sublimely spiritual.
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti; Director: Darko Tresnjak.
240m inc 2 intervals
Tickets £21.00
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