Samson et Delila, Royal Opera, May 2026
Posted on 14 May 2026Love and betrayal — an indomitable, strong man undone by a woman — is the essence of the Biblical story, but the opera by Saint-Saëns gives Delilah a motive in which she acts out of religious zeal and patriotic fervour. This conflicts with the fact that she is bribed to betray Samson, but the wonderful …