Samson and Delilah (French: Samson et Dalila), Op. 47, is a grand opera in three acts and four scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire. It was first performed in Weimar at the Grossherzogliches (Grand Ducal) Theater (now the Staatskapelle Weimar) on 2 December 1877 in a German translation.
Original Name | Samson et Dalila |
Librettist | Ferdinand Lemaire (Old Testament) |
Date of composition | 1877 |
Premiered | 1877, December 2nd (Grossherzogliches (Grand Ducal) Theater) in Weimar, Germany |
First published | 1877 |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | Op. 47 |
Spoken language | French |
Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Samson
Voice (Soprano) - Dalila Voice (Baritone) - High Priest of Dagon Voice (Bass) - Abimélech, satrap of Gaza Voice (Tenor) - First Philistine Voice (Bass) - Second Philistine Voice (Tenor) - Philistine Messenger Voice (Bass) - Old Hebrew Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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