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\n1964X  \n# G.SCHIRMER’SCOLLECTION OFOPERA LIBRETTOS\n\nSAMSONANDDELILAH  \nOpera in Three Acts  \nMusic by  \nCamille Saint-Saens  \nLibretto byFERDINAND LEMAIRE  \nEnglish Translation byWALTER DUCLOUX  \n3～3G.SCH  \nMER,INC./  \nCON 84  \n(3)  \n782.4782.4 Sis≈3  \na r yn car  hkke d d  \nh chg o  mr s re  kdmedOnew  \n28)  \nSAMSON AND DELILAH  \nxet7  \n。10  \nOpera in Three Acts  \nMusic by  \nCharles Camille Saint-Saens  \n8 ss3y及  \n二  \nLibretto byFERDINAND LEMAIRE  \nEnglish Translation byWALTER DUCLOUX  \nEd.2578  \nG.SCHIRMER,INC.  \nNew York  \ne  \nCopyright ◎1964 by G.Schirmer,Inc.Printed in U.S.A.45666c  \n T  \n## Note\n\nAll rights of any kind with respect to the English translation and any partthereof,including but not limited to stage,radio,television,performance,motionpicture,mechanical,printing,and selling,are strictly reserved.  \nLicense to perform this work in this translation in whole or in part must besecured in writing from the Publishers.Terms will be quoted upon request.  \nG.SCHIRMER,INC.  \n609 Fifth AvenueNew York 17,N.Y.  \n## SAMSON AND DELILAH\n\nCamille Saint-Saens(1835-1921)is a study in contrasts.Born and bred inParis,he was an unusually precocious child who was to become well-known beforethe age of twenty.He was equally famous as a pianist and organist and as a witand social lion.One of the most thorough students of Bach,he was also a passionateamateur actor,dedicated astronomer,prolific writer and many other things.Ad-mired by some as the greatest musician of his day,he was dismissed by othersas little more than a facile imitator.He traveled widely and,for the last fiftyyears of his long life,was showered with applause and honors all over the world,including America,which he visited in 1906 and 1916.  \nWhile other composers sought early fame in the opera house,Saint-Saensfirst established himself as a composer of instrumental_and sacred music withthree symphonies and many other works to his credit.For two decades he wasthe chief organist at the Paris Madeleine,active also as a teacher and concertartist.As a Jew,he was deeply interested in the musical and liturgical lore of theancient Hebrews.His mastery of that field was to stand him in good stead in thecomposition of his first opera,Samson and Delilah,begun in 1868 when the com-poser was thirty-three years old.  \nSamson and Delilah was originally planned as an oratorio.Ferdinand Lemaire,the composer's librettist and cousin,suggested turning it into an opera,and Saint-Saens readily complied,despite warnings that there would be strong oppositionin France and elsewhere to presenting a biblical subject on the stage.In 1870the composer discussed the yet unfinished score with his friend and admirer FranzLiszt.Liszt agreed,sight unseen,to produce the work in his opera house in Weimarshould it run into trouble in France.(Liszt was then director and chief conductorof the Weimar Opera.)  \nEncouraged by Liszt's faith in his work,Saint-Saens completed the score.The first act,performed in concert form in Paris in 1875,met with indifference,and the premiere of the work took place,as promised,in Weimar in 1877.Thefrst performance in France—and in French—took place thirteen years later inRouen,whence the work was taken to Paris.Its triumphant reception in the Frenchcapital finally forced acknowledgment by the Paris Opéra,where Samson andDelilah was first given in 1892.While the other operatic works by Saint-Saens,twelve in all,have vanished from the stage,Samson and Delilah saw its 500thperformance at the Opéra within thirty years of its first performance there.Sincethen,it has maintained its appeal as one of the most significant works of the Frenchrepertoire.  \nIn the English-speaking world,Samson and Delilah made its way first as anoratorio.As such it was first heard in New York in 1892,conducted by WalterDamrosch.The first stage performance in America was given in New Orleansin 1893,soon to be followed by a production at the young Metropolitan Operain 1895 with no le","cbCaivdxlAAq4pTC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivdxlAAq4pTC","pdf",2909981,36,"English","# Note\n# Samson and Delilah\n## The Story\n### Act I","[{\"question\":\"What role did Ferdinand Lemaire play in Samson and Delilah?\",\"answer\":\"Ferdinand Lemaire suggested converting the original oratorio concept into an opera, and Saint-Saëns agreed despite warnings about presenting a biblical subject on stage.\"},{\"question\":\"How did Franz Liszt influence the development or staging of the work?\",\"answer\":\"Liszt, after reviewing the unfinished score indirectly, agreed to produce the work in his Weimar opera house should it face trouble in France.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens in Act I?\",\"answer\":\"Act I follows Samson rallying persecuted Hebrews, confronting Abimelech, and then moving to renewed conflict as Delilah enters and reveals her past love for Samson.\"}]","G.Schirmer’s Collection of Opera Librettos - Samson and Delilah | 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