Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila

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Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila (2016)

Directed by Louise Narboni

Music · 2h 12m

The opera is based on the Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah found in Chapter 16 of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament. It is the only opera by Saint-Saëns that is regularly performed. The second act love scene in Delilah's tent is one of the set pieces that define French opera. Two of Delilah's arias are particularly well known: "Printemps qui commence" and "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix", the latter of which is one of the most popular recital pieces in the mezzo-soprano/contralto repertoire. Staged by greek director Yannis Kokkos and conducted by Valery Gergiev on May 25th, 2016 at the Mariinsky Theatre.

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Cast

Ekaterina Semenchuk Dalila Gregory Kunde Samson
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Roman Burdenko High Priest of Dagon Mikhail Petrenko Abimélech
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Stanislav Trofimov Old Hebrew Valery Gergiev Conductor
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Mariinsky Orchestra

Crew

Director
Louise Narboni
Screenplay
Ferdinand Lemaire
Original Music Composer
Camille Saint-Saëns

Details

Release date
2016-05-25
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Music
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
Russia
Production
Mariinsky Theatre, Telmondis