BBC Proms

Season 63 Episode 14: Prom 47: Handel's Samson

Suzy Klein introduces a performance of Handel's oratorio Samson, which tells the dramatic story of the last days of the great Israelite warrior. Composed within a few weeks of Handel's Messiah and based on a text by John Milton, it became one of Handel's most successful and popular oratorios. Harry Bicket conducts a starry line-up of British singers, including Susan Gritton as Dalila and Mark Padmore as Samson

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

80

Episodes:

1175

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

180 min

First Air:

1947

Rating:

7.7