Samson et Dalila
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Samson et Dalila is a French grand opera in three acts by Camille Saint-Saëns, based on the biblical story of Samson and Delilah from the Book of Judges.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical story of Samson and Delilah
ⓘ
Book of Judges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalSourceChapter | Book of Judges 13–16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 47 ⓘ |
| character |
Abimélech
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dalila NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Grand-Prêtre de Dagon NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson NERFINISHED ⓘ Un messager philistin ⓘ Un premier Philistin ⓘ Un second Philistin ⓘ Un vieillard hébreu ⓘ |
| composer | Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFrenchPerformanceCity | Rouen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFrenchPerformanceYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| genre |
opera
ⓘ
sacred opera ⓘ |
| hasChoralScenes | yes ⓘ |
| hasDanceMusic | yes ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Ferdinand Lemaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Arrêtez, ô mes frères
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Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix NERFINISHED ⓘ Printemps qui commence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChorus | Chœur des Hébreux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRoleType |
mezzo-soprano role of Dalila
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tenor role of Samson ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Samson et Dalila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOeuvre | most frequently performed opera by Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1877-12-02 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Großherzogliches Hoftheater, Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousElement | Old Testament narrative ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Biblical times ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Ancient Gaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict between spiritual duty and sensual love
ⓘ
struggle between Hebrews and Philistines ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
mixed chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
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