Samson et Dalila

Since the beginning of the fall semester last year, I have been busy learning the music for this year’s opera at Bob Jones, Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saens. I am in the Hebrew Chorus. Beginning this semester, we have been rehearsing on stage in Rodeheaver Auditorium multiple times a week in preparation for the opera. As I’m typing this entry, we are in the middle of a rehearsal and I’m in the middle of the hall listening to the understudies perform Act 2. The guest artists that will be singing the roles of Samson, Dalila, and the Philistine High Priest have just arrived in the last 24 hours and are also in attendance tonight watching our rehearsal.

This is a pretty huge opera – one of the biggest that we do here at Bob Jones. There are literally hundreds of people involved in the production. Opening night is Tuesday, March 9th, one week from tomorrow as I’m writing this. If you are in the Greenville area (or even if you aren’t) you should definitely consider coming to see this. Even if you don’t think you like opera, this production will not disappoint. The music is cool, the costumes are cool, and the set and staging are really cool.