Saint-saens' Samson And Delilah

Samson and Delilah Page 1 Opera Classics Library Series Page 2 Samson and Delilah Page 3 “...there is a boy in Paris, named Saint-Saëns, only ten and a half years old, who plays the music of Handel, Sebastian Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and the more modern masters, without any book before him.” From the Boston Musical Gazette of August 3, 1846, citing the talent of the young Saint-Saëns: if he read a book or heard a piece of music, it was forever etched in his memory. Opera Classics Library Series Page 4 Opera Journeys™ Mini Guide Series Opera Classics Library™ Series Opera Journeys™ Libretto Series A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses Opera Classics Library Puccini Companion: the Glorious Dozen OVER 60 TITLES AVAILABLE: •L’Africaine •Abduction from the Seraglio •Aida • Andrea Chénier •The Barber of Seville •La Bohème •Boris Godunov • Carmen •Cavalleria Rusticana • Così fan tutte •Der Freischütz •Der Rosenkavalier •Die Fledermaus •Don Carlo •Don Giovanni •Don Pasquale •The Elixir of Love •Elektra •Eugene Onegin •Exploring Wagner’s Ring •Falstaff •La Fanciulla del West •Faust •La Fille du Régiment •Fidelio •The Flying Dutchman •Gianni Schicchi • Hansel and Gretel •L’Italiana in Algeri •Julius Caesar •Lohengrin •Lucia di Lammermoor •Macbeth • Madama Butterfly •The Magic Flute •Manon •Manon Lescaut •The Marriage of Figaro •A Masked Ball •The Mikado •Norma •Otello •I Pagliacci •Pelléas et Mélisande •Porgy and Bess •The Rhinegold •Rigoletto •The Ring of the Nibelung •La Rondine •Salome •Samson and Delilah •Siegfried •La Sonnambula •Suor Angelica •Il Tabarro •The Tales of Hoffmann •Tannhäuser •Tosca •La Traviata •Tristan and Isolde •Il Trittico •Il Trovatore •Turandot •Twilight of the Gods •The Valkyrie •Werther •Wozzeck Copyright © 2004, 2005 by Opera Journeys Publishing ISBN 0-9771455-7-3 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission from Opera Journeys Publishing. All musical notations contained herein are original transcriptions by Opera Journeys Publishing. Discography and Videography listings represent selections by the editors. Due to numerous re-issues of recordings and videos, issuer numbers and designations have been intentionally omitted. WEB SITE: www.operajourneys.com E MAIL: [email protected] Samson and Delilah Page 5 Camille Saint-Saëns’s Samson and Delilah (“Samson et Dalila”) OPERA CLASSICS LIBRARY™ SERIES Edited by Burton D. Fisher Principal lecturer, Opera Journeys Lecture Series _____________________________________ Opera Journeys™ Publishing / Miami, Florida Opera Classics Library Series Page 6 Samson and Delilah Page 7 Contents a prelude... Page 9 Samson and Delilah:Provenance Page 11 Commentary and Analysis Page 13 Samson and Delilah Page 27 Principal Characters in Samson and Delilah Page 29 Brief Story Synopsis Page 29 Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples Pag