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.

Samson et Dalila, the opera by Saint-Saëns, is full of sensuous music that most of us love to hear. We luxuriate in its 'best-tunes' such as Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse and the love duet Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix. We enjoy the dances, the ballets such as the 'bacchanale', and great choruses such as Voici le printemps, L'aube qui blanchit and Gloire à Dagon. This opera is based on the biblical story from the Book of Judges. Samson, the Hebrew strong man, is seduced by Delilah, a beauty from his enemies, the Philistines. When he jilts her, she takes revenge, and facilitates the d.

A comprehensive new OPERA STUDY GUIDE of Saint-Saens¿ SAMSON et DALILA Opera Study Guide with Libretto, featuring Principal Characters in the Opera; Brief Story Synopsis; Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples; Burton D. Fisher's in depth and insightful Commentary and Analysis; and a new LIBRETTO with French and English translation in parallel (side-by-side).