Met Opera Live in HD Program to Live Stream "Samson et Dalila"
Event Information
Time: Opera talk at 11:30 a.m., opera live stream at noon
Date: Oct. 20
Place: Harris Center Cinema, 1114 10th Ave., Grinnell
Event Description
When mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna joined forces for a new production of Carmen at the Met, reviewers described the results as electrifying. Now this star duo reunites for another sensual French opera when they play the title roles in Camille Saint-Saëns’ biblical epic, Samson et Dalila.
Darko Tresnjak, who won a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 2014 for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, makes his Met debut directing a vivid staging that features a monumental setting for the last-act Temple of Dagon. In this scene, Samson crushes his Philistine enemies. Sir Mark Elder conducts the first new Met production of the work in 20 years.
Tickets are available at the Pioneer Bookshop and at the door on the day of the show. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for students, children under age 12 and Met Opera members. Season passes for all 10 operas in 2018-19 are available for $100.
Detailed Schedule
Refreshments will be available for sale in the lobby of the cinema before the opera and during intermission.