At The Opera, Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila, February 20, 2016
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Samson and Delilah is a three-act French opera. It is based on the story of Samson and Delilah in the Old Testament of the Bible. The words and story of the opera were written by Ferdinand Lemaire. The music was written by Camille Saint-Saëns. The opera was first performed in Weimar, Germany on December 2, 1877.
The story tells of the enslavement of the Hebrews by the Philistines. Samson urges them to resist their masters. The High Priest of Dagon uses Delilah to destroy Samson. Musical highlights include "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" and "Vois ma misère, hélas!" The opera finally played the Paris Opéra. It ranked second in popularity to Charles Gounod's Faust.
Samson – Jon Vickers
Dalila – Rita Gorr
High Priest of Dagon – Ernest Blanc
The Chorus and Orchestra of the National Opera of Paris
Georges Pretre - Conductor
8:00 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
8:09 p.m.
Gorr · Vickers · Blanc · Corazza · Prêtre
Saint- Saens
Samson et Dalila
Orch Du Theatre Nat De L'Opr De Paris; Georges Pretre, conductor
10:35 p.m.
Placido Domingo
Handel
Giulio Cesare: Svegliatevi nel cor
10:40 p.m.
Placido Domingo
Donizetti
Il Duca d'Alba: Inosservata, penetrava; Angelo casto e bel
10:48 p.m.
Placido Domingo
Halevy
La Juive: Rachel, quand du Seigneur
10:54 p.m.
Placido Domingo
Wagner
Lohengrin: In fernem Land
11:00 p.m.
Placido Domingo
Puccini
Le Villi: Torna ai felici di
11:05 p.m.
Placido Domingo
Mascagni
Iris: Apri la tua finestra!
11:17 p.m.
Leontyne Price Di Stefano Taddei
Puccini
Tosca scenes
Vienna Philharmonic; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
11:39 p.m.
Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu
Mascagni
Suzel, boun di... L'amico Fritz
Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Armstrong, conductor
11:48 p.m.
Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu
Puccini
La Boheme, Atto 1: O soave fanciulla
11:56 p.m.
Pietro Mascagni
Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor