Vocal Score (French/German) edited by Andreas Jacon & Fabien Guilloux

Saint-Sans setting of the biblical story of Samson, a hero equipped with superhuman powers, and his seduction by the Philistine Dalila is considered his magnum opus for the musical stage. It stands alongside Gounods Faust and Bizets Carmen among the most popular operas in the French repertoire.

Lust, hate, frailty and religious war are the ingredients of the plot. Among other things, the sensual music includes Dalilas famous arias Mon coeur souvre ta voix and Printemps qui commence. The Brenreiter vocal score, newly engraved with a clear presentation, contains Richard Pohls authentic singable translation of the libretto used at the Weimar premiere in 1877.