This page lists all recordings of Samson et Dalila, by Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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Plácido Domingo, Shirley Verrett, Wolfgang Brendel San Francisco Opera, Julius Brendel, stage direction by Nicolas Joel Recording Date: 1981
Place of recording: San Francisco Opernhaus
Running Time: 111 min
Picture Format: 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Menu Languages PAL: D, GB, F, SP
Subtitle Languages PAL: D, GB, SP
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Rise Stevens (Dalila), RamónVinay (Samson), Sigurd Björling (High Priest), Norman Scott (Abimélech), Luben Vichey (old Hebrew), Emery Darcy, Paul Franke & George Cehanovsky Orchestra & Chorus of the Met, New York, Fausto Cleva | 
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James King, Christa Ludwig, Bernd Weikl & Alexander Weikl Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks Münchner Rundfunk-Orchester, Giuseppe Patanè Saint-SaËns originally intended writing an oratorio based on the legend of Samson and Delilah in 1859 and this developed into what became his second opera. Of his small operatic output Samson et Dalila, based on the Book of Judges, is the only one to have secured a firm place in the opera repertory today. Release includes a booklet with a three language synopsis [English / French / German], full cast list and detailed track list. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Aukso Orchestra Poland & Camerata Silesia Chorus A film of Samson and Delilah as performed at the annual Opera Spanga Festival in 2007 which
began in the Frisian village of Spanga in Holland in 1989. The festival is known for its modern, often sexual interpretations of various operas, and given the
highly passionate and sexual nature of Saint-Saens’ Samson and Delilah, this production is no
exception. Sung in French with subtitles in English, German, Spanish, Polish, Dutch and French. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ramón Vinay (Samson); Ebe Stignani (Dalila); Antonio Manca-Serra (High Priest); Giovanni Amodeo (Abimélech); Iginio Riccò (Old Hebrew); Piero de Palma (Philistine messager) Teatro San Carlo, Fritz Rieger Sung in Italian | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Jon Vickers, Shirley Verrett | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo & Renato Bruson Choeurs de l'Orchestre de Paris/Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim "Barenboim proves as passionately dedicated an interpreter of Saint-Saens here as he did in the Third Symphony, sweeping away any Victorian cobwebs ... Domingo has rarely sounded happier in French music" (Penguin Guide) | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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Plácido Domingo, Olga Borodina, Sergei Leiferkus The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine Available for the first time on DVD | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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José Cura, Olga Borodina, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Robert Lloyd, Egils Silins London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Colin Davis | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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