Jul 17
SAINT-SAËNS: SAMSON ET DALILA at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden 12.07.2026
Conductor - Alexander Soddy Samson - Roberto Alagna Dalila - Aigul Akhmetshina High Priest of Dagon - Łukasz Goliński Old Hebrew - Nicolas Testé
#The production looked like a high-budgest school play#The transition from Act 1 to Act 2 was quite impressive.#Dalila's lair rose up from beneath the stage#Bob was still at the top of his game#But Aigul stole the spotlight whenever she's on stage#My only 'critique': Dalila and Dagon's duet felt imbalanced due to the latter artist#Such a bummer since it's my fav duet in the opera after mon cœur (of course)#Samson et Dalila#Saint Saens#Roberto Alagna#Aigul Akhmetshina#Nicolas Testé#Mr Damrau#opera diary#Berlin State Opera#opera