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classical music, opera, theatre
Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila
5 December 2026 Saturday
6 pm - 10 pm
Two intervals
Festival Theatre
Produced by Müpa Budapest

Ticket prices

5 900 HUF   7 900 HUF

PRESALE
Platinum level members of the Müpa+ membership programme can buy tickets for the event from 10 am on 26 May, Gold level members from 10 am on 27 May. Members of the Silver and Basic level, as well as the the general public will get the opportunity to purchase tickets from 3 pm on 27 May.

Conductor:

Giacomo Sagripanti

Cast:

Delila Aigul Akhmetshina
Samson Clay Hilley
High Priest of Dagon Quinn Kelsey
Abimélech Alfred Walker
Old Hebrew Morris Robinson

Creators:

set designer Alexander Dodge
costumes Linda Cho
lighting Donald Holder
choreographer Austin McCormick
C. Graham Berwind, III Chorus director Tilman Michael
director Darko Tresnjak

Sacred, scandalous, and irresistibly alluring, Saint-Saëns’s spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength andthe seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returnsin the Met’s larger-than-life production. Featuring a massive orchestra and chorus and some of opera’s most spellbinding tunes, this masterpiece of French grand opera is a feast for the eyes and ears, with an electrifying cast led by the formidable star pairing of mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina and tenor Clay Hilley, who makes a notable company debut.

The broadcast will be sung in the original language, and shown with Hungarian and English subtitles.
The ‘Metropolitan Opera Live in HD’ transmissions have been made possible through the cooperation of our partner, liveincinema.eu s.r.o.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

  • You may purchase tickets online and in person for this performance using a Müpa Budapest gift voucher or by OTP, K&H or MBH SZÉP cards. If you purchase the tickets in person, then we also accept Rewin Gift Vouchers, and Rewin Gift Cards as well as the culture subaccount allowance on OTP Cafeteria cards.

  • We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.

  • Dear Visitors, please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid. To avoid possible inconvenience, we suggest buying tickets to our performances and concerts via the mupa.hu website, the Interticket national network (jegy.hu) or at our official ticket offices.

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Getting here

Müpa Budapest can be accessed by car from Soroksári út, Könyves Kálmán körút and Rákóczi Bridge.

Using public transport by the trams 1, 2, 24, by the busses 54 and 15 and by the HÉV - suburban railway H7.

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1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1. | +36 1 555 3000 Opening hours | Map

Parking

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