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Samson et Dalila

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Opera in three acts
Poem by FERDINAND LEMAIRE Music by Saint-Saens (sung in French)
Cast in order of singing:
Hebrews and Philistines
OPERA CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF FRENCH RADIO chorus-master JEAN-PAUL KREDER conducted by PIERRE-MICHEL LE CONTE
(Recording made available by courtesy of French Radio as part of the EBU celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the death of Saint-Saens)
Act 1 Before the Temple of Dagon in Gaza
5.20* During the Interval
Saint-Saens as music dramatist A talk by JAMES HARDING
5.35* Samson et Dalila
Act 2 Dalila's house in the valley of Sorek

Contributors

Unknown:
Ferdinand Lemaire
Conducted By:
Pierre-Michel Le Conte
Talk By:
James Harding
Samson:
Guy Chauvet (tenor)
Abimelech Satrap of Gaza:
Pierre Thau (bass-Baritone)
First Philistine:
Jean Mollien (tenor)
Second Philistine:
Jean Paul Vauquelin (bass)
The High Priest of Baal:
Ernest Blanc (baritone)
A Philistine messenger:
Jacques Pottier (tenor)
The old Hebrew:
Jacques Villisech (bass)
Dalila:
Michèle Vilma (mezzo-Soprano)
Source: Radio Times

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