Samson et Dalila (Samson and Dalila) - Camille Saint-Saëns
Information about the opera Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Saint-Saëns's erotic pagan masterpiece, almost Wagnerian in style.
Recommended recordings on CD
Chung/Domingo/Meier (EMI CDS7 54470-2)
A superb version of this compelling work.
Bastille Opera Chorus, Bastille Opera Orchestra, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, 1991.
Cast: Plácido Domingo (Samson), Waltraud Meier (Dalila), Alain Fondary (Le Grand-Prêtre de Dagon), Jean-Phillipe Courtis (Abimelech).
EMI CDS7 54470-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Netopil/Kerl/Tarasova (EuroArts 205 8628)
A contemporary interpretation relating to the current Middle East conflict by two directors: the Israeli Omri Nitzan and the Palestinian Amir Nizar Zuabi.
Vlaamse Opera Symphony Orchestra, Vlaamse Opera Choir, conducted by Tomas Netopil, 2009.
Cast: Torsten Kerl (Samson), Marianna Tarasova (Dalila), Nikola Mijailovic (Le Grand-Prêtre de Dagon), Milcho Borovinov (Abimelech).
EuroArts 205 8628