Saint-Saëns - Samson & Dalila / Cura, Borodina, Lafont, Lloyd, Silins, Sir Colin Davis

Camille Saint-Saëns (Artist), Sir Colin Davis (Artist), José Cura (Artist), Olga Borodina (Artist), London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B00000DGWS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #288,895 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 1: 'Dieu! Dieu d'Israel! Ecoute la priere'

2. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 1: 'Un jour, de nous tu detournas la face'

3. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 1: 'Arretez, o mes freres!' - (Samson)

4. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 1: 'L'as-tu donc oublie, celui dont la puissance' -(Samson)

5. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 2: 'Qui donc eleve ici la voix?' - (Abimelech)

6. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 2: 'C'est toi que sa bouche invective' - (Samson) - (Abimelech)

7. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 3: 'Que vois-je? Abimelech!' - (La Grand-Pretre)

8. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 4: 'Seigneur! La troupe furieuse' - (La Grand-Pretre)

9. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 5: 'Hymne de joie, Hymne de delivrance' - (Un vieillard hebreu)

10. Samson And Dalila: Act 1, Scene 6: 'Voici le printemps nous portant des fleurs'

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Samson And Delila: Act 2: Prelude

2. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 1: 'Samson, recherchant ma presence' - (Dalila)

3. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 2: 'J'ai gravi la montagne' - (Le Grand-Pretre) - (Dalila)

4. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 2: 'Qu'importe a Dalila ton or?' - (Dalila) - (Le Grand-Pretre)

5. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 2: 'Il faut, pour assouvir ma haine' - (Dalila) - (Le Grand-Pretre)

6. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 2: 'Samson, me disais-tu, dans ces lieux' - (Le Grand-Pretre) - (Dalila)

7. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 3: 'En ces lieux, malgre moi' - (Samson) - (Dalila)

8. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Qu'importe a mon coeur desole' - (Dalila) - (Samson)

9. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix' - (Dalila) - (Samson)

10. Samson And Delila: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Mais!... Non! que dis-je?' - (Dalila) - (Samson)

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Sung Samson, June 19, 1999

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Mary Neuhoff (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saint-Saëns - Samson & Dalila / Cura, Borodina, Lafont, Lloyd, Silins, Sir Colin Davis (Audio CD)

Jose Cura's powerfully portrayed, many-hued Samson has pushed this opera back up to a high rank among my favorites. Yes, folks, you indeed could hear his softer passages in Turin and Washington just like they're sung here. Olga Borodina's performance is lush, if one-dimensional--such a gorgeous voice! The other singers and the chorus are fine, the orchestra under Sir Colin Davis bright and crisp. But just Cura alone is worth the price of the set.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific character casting of voices., May 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Saint-Saëns - Samson & Dalila / Cura, Borodina, Lafont, Lloyd, Silins, Sir Colin Davis (Audio CD)

Miss Borodina not only possesses a lush voice, but fulfills the dramatic requirement of convincing Samson of her sincerity, while of course being his political enemy and betrayer. Mr. Cura is able to convey with his voice alone the many sides of Samson: hero and leader, lover, wounded soul, and strong in his faith at the end. So, until there's a video to review, these leads offer an exicitng audio portrayal.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A recording that has to be in any collection., October 11, 1999

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William Thon "BTHON" (Granada Hills, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saint-Saëns - Samson & Dalila / Cura, Borodina, Lafont, Lloyd, Silins, Sir Colin Davis (Audio CD)

Many of the recordings of Samson have been made with weak orchestra backing. Finally Sir Colin has given us the proper recording this great work deserves. Song Thirteen on disk two is perfection. As well as being one of the greatest instrumental parts ever written. Jose's voice is splendid.