In the opera, where artists are balanced on a slant board mirrored throughout Act I, we are surprised by the forceful, determinant Samson- Head of the Hebrews, played by American tenor Michael Hendrick – to rid his people enslaved by the Philistines. From the first, it is evident from the liberated Samson of his determination in helping his people. The interpretive strong tenor voice of Hendrick soothes the suffering of the Hebrews, shows its force after the onset of Delilah, and his anguish between love and faith and beliefs.

by Juéara Menezes

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