Samson and Delilah Composer Camille Saint-Saëns Librettist Ferdinand Lemaire Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1949 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreography by Willam Christensen Cast Dalila Blanche Thebom Samson Raoul Jobin High Priest of Dagon Robert Weede Abimélech, Satrap of Gaza George Cehanovsky Old Hebrew Desire Ligeti Messenger Leslie Chabay First Philistine Arthur Peters Second Philistine Robin Nelson Boy Paula Tracy Solo Dancer(s) Joan Vickers Show Dates Tue, Oct 18 1949, 8pm Time and Place 1150 B.C.; Gaza in Palestine Scenes Act I -- Public Square in Gaza Act II -- Dalila's Home, Valley of Sorek Act III, Scene 1 -- Prison at Gaza Scene 2 -- Interior of Temple of Dagon Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1949_10_compressed.pdf (6.44 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet