Synopsis
- Taking the enigmatic quality of the two heroic Old Testament figures of the title as his starting point, Kinmonth presents us with a search for identity in an age of growing interest in psychoanalysis. The question of identity, however, is explored at a national as well as individual level. The friend-foe lines of conflict are drawn up in all areas of society, conflict that is everywhere resolved in terms of ethnic, cultural, political, religious and sexual criteria. The Paris of the last third of the 19th century is a complex whirlwind of opulence and contrast that serves as a hotbed for the catastrophic wars of the 20th century. It serves as a theatre for the ideological war of the sexes played out between Samson and Delilah, both on a quest for their own identity.
Conductor: Alain Altinogly
Cast: Vesselina Kasarova, José Cura, Ante Jerkunica, Laurent Naouri et al.
Live recording at the Deutsche Oper Berlin from May 12 and 15 2011.
Crew
- Director: Patrick Kinmonth
- Production Design: Darko Petrovic
- Score: Alain Altinoglu, Camille Saint-Saëns
- Line producer: Andreas Bolle
- Production company: Deutsche Oper Berlin
Cast
- Leading actor / Actress: Ante Jerkunica, José Cura, Vesselina Kasarova, Laurent Naouri
