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Samson et Dalila Opera

Code: 007946


Palestine, 1150 B.C. In a square in Gaza, a group of Hebrews beg Jehovah for relief from their bondage to the Philistines; Samson, their leader, rebukes them for their lack
 of faith. When the Philistine commander, Abimélech, denounces the Hebrews and their God, Samson kills him and leads the Hebrews away.
 The High Priest of Dagon comes from the Philistine temple and curses Samson's prodigious strength, leaving with the slain man's bier. An Old Hebrew praises the returning Samson. The outer walls of the temple disappear to reveal Samson's former lover, the Philistine woman Dalila, who invites him to come that night to her nearby dwelling.
 She and her maidens dance seductively for Samson,
 who becomes deaf to the Old Hebrew's dour prophecies.

Samson et Dalila

Music by: CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
director: LUCA RONCONI
conductor: GARY BERTINI
with: DOMINGO PLACIDO, OLGA BORODINA
year: 2002
lenght: 136'

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