The Met: Live In Hd Presents Samson Et Dalila – Varsity Cinema, Des Moines

About this event

Des Moines Metro Opera presents the Metropolitan Opera’s 2026–27 staging of Samson et Dalila in the Met: Live in HD cinema-transmission series, shown locally at The Varsity Cinema. This presentation is a filmed/live relay of the Met production rather than a separate local staging. The originating Met creative team includes director Darko Tresnjak, set designer Alexander Dodge, costume designer Linda Cho, lighting designer Donald Holder, choreographer Austin McCormick, and chorus director Tilman Michael. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts, with Aigul Akhmetshina (Dalila) and Clay Hilley (Samson) leading the cast, joined by Quinn Kelsey, Alfred Walker, and Morris Robinson. Runtime on the local listing is 234 minutes; official Met and Fathom listings cite slightly shorter durations.