Samson et Dalila 26 years old

Elijah Moshinsky's production of Saint-Saëns's "Samson et Dalila", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera 28 September 1998. Plácido Domingo and Olga Borodina star as Samson and Dalila with Sergei Leiferkus as Grand-prêtre de Dagon, Richard Paul Fink as Abimélech, and René Pape as Un vieillard hébreu. James Levine conducts.

Credits

Samson et Dalila Cast

Name Character
Plácido Domingo He was 57, now 83 years old as Samson
René Pape He was 34, now 60 years old as Un vieillard hébreu
Sergei Leiferkus He was 52, now 78 years old as Grand-prêtre de Dagon
Bernard Fitch as Premier Philistin
Olga Borodina She was 35, now 61 years old as Dalila
Richard Paul Fink as Abimélech
Alfred Walker He was 171, 42 years old when he died as Deuxième Philistin
Charles Anthony He was 69, 82 years old when he died as Un messager philistin

Samson et Dalila Crew

Name Department
Brian Large as Director. He was 59 (now 85) years old Directing
Elijah Moshinsky as Production Design. He was 52 (now 78) years old Art
Richard Hudson as Set Designer. He was 26 (now 53) years old Art
Duane Schuler as Lighting Coordinator. Lighting
Graeme Murphy as Choreographer. He was 47 (now 74) years old Crew
Jay David Saks as Sound Engineer. Sound
Samson et Dalila poster
Samson et Dalila (26 years)

  • Release day: Monday, September 28, 1998
  • Runtime: 148 minutes