Andreas Jacob

Samson et Dalila -Oper in drei Akten- Andreas Jacob

Saint-Sans setting of the biblical story of Samson, a hero equipped with superhuman powers, and his seduction by the Philistine Dalila is considered his magnum opus for the musical stage. It stands alongside Gounods Faust and Bizets Carmen among the most popular operas in the French repertoire. Lust, hate, frailty and religious war are the ingredients of the plot. Among other things, the sensual music includes Dalilas famous arias Mon coeur souvre ta voix and Printemps qui commence. The Brenreiter vocal score, newly engraved with a clear presentation, contains Richard Pohls authentic singable translation of the libretto used at the Weimar premiere in 1877. - rtext edition based on the full score published in the LOpra franais series - Informative Foreword by the editor (Ger/Fr/Eng) - Idiomatic managable piano reduction - Includes x22x22Air de Balletx22x22 in an Appendix - Performance material available for hire BA8710-72 - Full score (BA8710-01) and vocal score (BA8710-90) available for sale