Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
Costume Designer(s)
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Costumes executed by
Cast
Samson
Abimélech, Satrap of Gaza
First Philistine
Second Philistine
High Priest of Dagon
Messenger of the Philistines
Old Hebrew
Dalila
Boy
Solo Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Broadcast
10/24/1980, delayed broadcast, KQED and NPR.
Time and Place
Gaza in Palestine; 1150 B.C.
Scenes
Media
Acknowledgements
The production of "Samson et Dalila" was made possible by and produced through the cooperation of the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, The Lyric Opera of Chicago and San Francisco Opera.
Notes
10/24/1980, delayed broadcast, KQED and NPR. Intermission interviews, #1 Shirley Verrett and Placido Domingo (guests), #2 Storms in Opera.
Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Shop
Opening Night flowers courtesy of Tiffany & Co. and "Imagination" Floral and Garden Design by Valerie Arelt
The performances of "Samson et Dalila" on September 18 and 21 are being videotaped for telecast at a later date, partially funded through the generosity of a friend of San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Opera Guild.
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