Opera Abbreviated Podcast: 'Samson et Dalila'

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Oct 17, 201814:59Arts

Bring on the dancing. The Metropolitan Opera has a hot new production of Camille Saint-Saens' Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah) complete with bacchanal.

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