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Camille Saint-Saens opera "Samson et Dalila" (opera in three acts)
Performed in French
Premiere of this production: 25 May 2016

The performance has 1 intermission
Running time: 2 hours 45 minutes

Samson and Delilah (French: Samson et Dalila) 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.

Artists
Cast
Composer
Camille Saint-Saens
Costume Designer
Yannis Kokkos
Costume Designer
Paola Mariani
Lighting Designer
Michael Bauer
Musical Director
Maestro Valery Gergiev
Musical Preparation
Natalia Mordashova
Principal Chorus Master
Andrei Petrenko
Stage Director
Andrei Petrov

The opera is based on the Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah found in Chapter 16 of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament. It is the only opera by Saint-Saëns that is regularly performed. The second act love scene in Delilah's tent is one of the set pieces that define French opera. Two of Delilah's arias are particularly well known: "Printemps qui commence" and "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" ("My heart opens itself to your voice", also known as "Softly awakes my heart"), the latter of which is one of the most popular recital pieces in the mezzo-soprano/contralto repertoire.
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