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
In listings Famous Works
Autotranslations beta Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah, Op. 47
Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah, Op. 47
Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah, Op. 47