Movies - The MET Opera / Samson & Delilah

Opera in three acts, performed in French with French subtitles (2 intermissions).
Music by Camille Saint-Saëns
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
Conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti
Produced by: The Metropolitan Opera
Starring: Clay Hilley, Aigul Akhmetshina, Quinn Kelsey
Country: United States

In ancient Palestine, Samson, a Hebrew hero of legendary strength, leads his people’s revolt against the Philistines. The seductive Delilah, sent by the High Priest of Dagon, uses all her charms to discover the source of his power. Samson, blinded by love, eventually reveals his secret to her.