Name: Samson et Dalila, op. 47
Start: 1999-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 1999-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Teatro Real

Organization

Sångare

Plácido Domingo

No role specified

Carolyn Sebron

Alain Fondary

Jean-Philippe Courtis

Stefano Palatchi

Dirigent

García Navarro

Regissör

Beni Montresor

Scenograf

Teatro Real de Madrid

Samson et Dalila, op. 47 -  (Samson och Delila)

Madrid

Spanien

Teatro Real

Samson et Dalila is a representative example of that exoticism which in the 19th century acted as one of the main movements of the French imagination. The only one of his thirteen operas that has remained in the repertoire, Saint-Saëns adheres to an authentic stage tradition that includes titles such as Meyerbeer's L'Africaine, Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles, or Delibes' Lakmé. The well-known biblical plot is used to create a work that is somewhere between an oratorio and a grand-opera. From the former, the structural sense, the importance of the chorus and a certain staticism, evident in Act I. From the latter, the almost grandiloquent tone, the spectacular staging and the importance of the ballet, as well as an enveloping voluptuousness.

Along with the frequent choral interventions, the numbers of Samson, a tenor with heroic tonalities, and especially those of Delilah, one of the most important roles assigned to the mezzo-soprano voice in the history of the genre, such as the beautiful "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix", from Act II, are worth mentioning. In the orientalism that dominates the brilliant setting, Saint-Saëns uses procedures derived from Arab music, often from North Africa, and which are also reflected in the last of his piano concertos, subtitled "Egyptian" in the Suite Algérienne or in Africa, for piano and orchestra.

Samson et Dalila Saint-Saëns

Samson och Delila

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hornist

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Contrabassist

Harper

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Harpsichordist

Accordionist

Bassist

Tuba Player

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Lutenist

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Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

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Viola da Gambist

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

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Cornettist

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Kompositör

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Samson och Delila by Saint-Saëns, Från (1999/1999), Regisserad av Beni Montresor,, Dirigent García Navarro, Teatro Real, Madrid, Spanien

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