MET Opera “Samson and Delilah” – Chania 20th October
The star duo mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and tenor Roberto Alagna reunites for another sensual French opera, opening the season in the title roles of Saint-Saëns’s biblical epic Samson et Dalila. Darko Tresnjak, who won a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 2014 makes his Met debut directing a vivid, seductive staging, featuring a monumental setting for the last-act Temple of Dagon, where the hero crushes his Philistine enemies. Sir Mark Elder conducts the first new Met production of the work in 20 years.
WHEN: 20th October 19.55
WHERE:Centre of Mediterranean Architecture, Grand Arsenal, Chania
Entrance: € 15,-