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' SAMSON AND DELILAH'

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Opera by Camille Saint-Saens . Libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire ; new English translation by. H. Procter -Gregg. Produced by Stanford Robinson and Mark H. Lubbock
Chorus of Hebrews and Philistines
BBC Theatre Chorus...BBC Theatre Orchestra : conductor Stanford Robinson. Narration written and spoken by Dennis Arundell
The action takes place in Palestine
Act 1 : The Town of Gaza
Act 2 : Delilah's abode in the Valley of Soreck
Act 3 : Scene 1 : The Prison of Gaza. Scene 2 : Inside the Temple of Dagon

Contributors

Unknown:
Camille Saint-Saens
Unknown:
Ferdinand Lemaire
Translation By:
H. Procter
Produced By:
Stanford Robinson
Produced By:
Mark H. Lubbock
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson.
Spoken By:
Dennis Arundell
Delilah:
Muriel Brunskill
Samson:
Frank Titterton
High Priest of Dagon:
Anlon Young
Abimelech, Satrap of Gaza:
Tom Williams
An aged Hebrew:
Kenneth Ellis
First Philistine:
Bertram Davis
Source: Radio Times

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