Samson and Dalilah

Samson and Dalilah
Title Samson and Dalilah PDF eBook
Author Camille Saint-Saëns
Publisher
Pages 36
Release 1893
Genre Librettos
ISBN

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Saint-Saëns and the Stage

Saint-Saëns and the Stage
Title Saint-Saëns and the Stage PDF eBook
Author Hugh Macdonald
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 449
Release 2019-03-14
Genre Music
ISBN 1108426387

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The first major study of Saint-Saëns's stage music, timed to coincide with revivals of his operas on stage.

Reimagining Delilah’s Afterlives as Femme Fatale

Reimagining Delilah’s Afterlives as Femme Fatale
Title Reimagining Delilah’s Afterlives as Femme Fatale PDF eBook
Author Caroline Blyth
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 212
Release 2017-10-05
Genre Religion
ISBN 0567673138

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The story of Samson and Delilah in Judges 16 has been studied and retold over the centuries by biblical interpreters, artists, musicians, filmmakers and writers. Within these scholarly and cultural retellings, Delilah is frequently fashioned as the quintessential femme fatale - the shamelessly seductive 'fatal woman' whose sexual treachery ultimately leads to Samson's downfall. Yet these ubiquitous portrayals of Delilah as femme fatale tend to eclipse the many other viable readings of her character that lie, underexplored, within the ambiguity-laden narrative of Judges 16 - interpretations that offer alternative and more sympathetic portrayals of her biblical persona. In Reimagining Delilah's Afterlives as Femme Fatale, Caroline Blyth guides readers through an in-depth exploration of Delilah's afterlives as femme fatale in both biblical interpretation and popular culture, tracing the social and historical factors that may have inspired them. She then considers alternative afterlives for Delilah's character, using as inspiration both the Judges 16 narrative and a number of cultural texts which deconstruct traditional understandings of the femme fatale, thereby inviting readers to view this iconic biblical character in new and fascinating lights.

Saint-Saens's Samson and Delilah

Saint-Saens's Samson and Delilah
Title Saint-Saens's Samson and Delilah PDF eBook
Author Camille Saint-Saëns
Publisher Opera Journeys Publishing
Pages 84
Release 2005
Genre Music
ISBN 0977145573

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A comprehensive guide to Saint-Saens' SAMSON AND DELILAH, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto with French/English side-by side, and over 25 music highlight examples.

Camille Saint-Saens

Camille Saint-Saens
Title Camille Saint-Saens PDF eBook
Author Timothy Flynn
Publisher Routledge
Pages 243
Release 2004-03-01
Genre Music
ISBN 1135577234

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A key figure in establishing an identifiable French musical style in the nineteenth century, this annotated biliography catalogs the studies of Saint-Saens' life and works as well as examining the composer's own correspondence and essays. Included are many lesser-known writings on the composer and his music, as well as recent scholarship which re-examines his place in music history.

Camille Saint-Saëns and His World

Camille Saint-Saëns and His World
Title Camille Saint-Saëns and His World PDF eBook
Author Jann Pasler
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 426
Release 2021-07-13
Genre Music
ISBN 1400845106

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A revealing look at French composer and virtuoso Camille Saint-Saëns Camille Saint-Saëns—perhaps the foremost French musical figure of the late nineteenth century and a composer who wrote in nearly every musical genre, from opera and the symphony to film music—is now being rediscovered after a century of modernism overshadowed his earlier importance. In a wide-ranging and trenchant series of essays, articles, and documents, Camille Saint-Saëns and His World deconstructs the multiple realities behind the man and his music. Topics range from intimate glimpses of the private and playful Saint-Saëns, to the composer's interest in astronomy and republican politics, his performances of Mozart and Rameau over eight decades, and his extensive travels around the world. This collection also analyzes the role he played in various musical societies and his complicated relationship with such composers as Liszt, Massenet, Wagner, and Ravel. Featuring the best contemporary scholarship on this crucial, formative period in French music, Camille Saint-Saëns and His World restores the composer to his vital role as innovator and curator of Western music. The contributors are Byron Adams, Leon Botstein, Jean-Christophe Branger, Michel Duchesneau, Katharine Ellis, Annegret Fauser, Yves Gérard, Dana Gooley, Carolyn Guzski, Carol Hess, D. Kern Holoman, Léo Houziaux, Florence Launay, Stéphane Leteuré, Martin Marks, Mitchell Morris, Jann Pasler, William Peterson, Michael Puri, Sabina Teller Ratner, Laure Schnapper, Marie-Gabrielle Soret, Michael Stegemann, and Michael Strasser.

The Opera Lover's Companion

The Opera Lover's Companion
Title The Opera Lover's Companion PDF eBook
Author Charles Osborne
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 648
Release 2007-01-01
Genre Music
ISBN 9780300123739

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Written by a well-known authority, this book consists of 175 entries that set some of the most popular operas within the context of their composer's career, outline the plot, discuss the music, and more.