Samson et Dalila
- Episode aired Sep 28, 1998
- 2h 28m
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Superb rendition of Saint-Saens masterpiece
The Metropolitan Opera presented Samson et Dalila (1998). This opera demands great voices, great conducting, and great staging. This version of Samson et Dalila gives us all three.
James Levine conducted, and he's extraordinarily talented. (He's in disgrace now, but no one has ever suggested he wasn't a great conductor.) Plácido Domingo is a wonderful Samson. (He's also in disgrace now, but the man could sing like no other.)
However, for me, Olga Borodina owns the role of Dalila. We heard her sing in St. Petersburg, and she sang Dalila's famous aria Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix as her encore. It is her signature aria and it's glorious to hear her sing it.
This was a particularly important opera performance, because it was opening night, and on that evening Domingo tied Caruso's record of 17 Met opening nights. It was also 30 years to the day that Domingo sang his first role at the Met. He deserved the recognition and awards that he received at that performance. However, I still think the evening belonged to Borodina.
This opera would work better on the large screen, but it did well on DVD. I enjoyed every minute, and rated it 10.
James Levine conducted, and he's extraordinarily talented. (He's in disgrace now, but no one has ever suggested he wasn't a great conductor.) Plácido Domingo is a wonderful Samson. (He's also in disgrace now, but the man could sing like no other.)
However, for me, Olga Borodina owns the role of Dalila. We heard her sing in St. Petersburg, and she sang Dalila's famous aria Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix as her encore. It is her signature aria and it's glorious to hear her sing it.
This was a particularly important opera performance, because it was opening night, and on that evening Domingo tied Caruso's record of 17 Met opening nights. It was also 30 years to the day that Domingo sang his first role at the Met. He deserved the recognition and awards that he received at that performance. However, I still think the evening belonged to Borodina.
This opera would work better on the large screen, but it did well on DVD. I enjoyed every minute, and rated it 10.
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