SAMSON ET DALILA (SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE)

Français et Allemand. Par SAINT-SAENS CAMILLE. Saint-Saëns setting of the biblical story of Samson, a hero equipped with superhuman powers, and his seduction by the Philistine Dalila is considered his magnum opus for the musical stage. It stands alongside Gounod s Faust and Bizet s Carmen among the most popular operas in the French repertoire. Lust, hate, frailty and religious war are the ingredients of the plot. Among other things, the sensual music includes Dalila s famous arias Mon coeur s ouvre ta voix and Printemps qui commence . The Bärenreiter vocal score, newly engraved with a clear presentation, contains Richard Pohl s authentic singable translation of the libretto used at the Weimar premiere in 1877./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano