(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1936(LI) - Abravanel Maurice - Metropolitan Opera*
2 1941(LI) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*
3 1946(SE) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*
4 1946(STU) - Fourestier Louis - L'Opéra de Paris*
5 1948(LI) - Bigot Eugène - Grand Théâtre de Genève*
6 1948(RA) - Altman Hans - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
7 1949(LI) - Cooper Emil - Metropolitan Opera*
8 1953(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
9 1954(SE) - Stokowski Leopold - NBC Symphony Orchestra*
10 1955(LI) - Rieger Fritz - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
11 1956(LE) - Sandberg Herbert - Royal Swedish Opera*
12 1957(Act 2;RE) - Froment Louis de - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique*
13 1958(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires*
14 1958(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
15 1958(SE) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
16 1959(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
17 1960(LI) - Cellini Renato - New Orleans Opera*
18 1962(STU) - Prêtre Georges - L'Opéra de Paris*
19 1963(LI) - Dervaux Pierre - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
20 1963(LI) - Prêtre Georges - San Francisco Opera*
21 1964(LI) - Fournet Jean - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*
22 1964(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Metropolitan Opera*
23 1965(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
24 1965(LI) - Fournet Jean - Chicago Lyric Opera*
25 1970(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*
26 1971(LI) - Baudo Serge - Metropolitan Opera*
27 1971(LI) - Moresco Carlo - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*
28 1971(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
29 1972(LI;McCracken)) - Baudo Serge - Metropolitan Opera*
30 1972(LI;Vickers) - Baudo Serge - Metropolitan Opera*
31 1972(RA) - Quadri Argeo - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien*
32 1972(STU) - Adler Kurt - Rumanian Radio-Television*
33 1973(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
34 1973(STU) - Patanè Giuseppe - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
35 1974(LI) - Maag Peter - Arena di Verona*
36 1975(LI) - Prêtre Georges - L'Opéra de Paris*
37 1977(LI) - Ehrling Sixten - Metropolitan Opera*
38 1978(STU) - Barenboim Daniel - Orchestre de Paris*
39 1981(LI) - Davis Colin - Covent Garden**
40 1981(LI) - Plasson Michel - Chicago Lyric Opera*
41 1981 - Rudel Julius - San Francisco Opera**
42 1984(LI) - Veltri Michelangelo - Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago de Chile**
43 1985(LI) - Davis Colin - Covent Garden*
44 1985(LI) - Prêtre Georges - L'Opéra de Nice*
45 1987(LI) - Fournet Jean - Metropolitan Opera*
46 1988(LI) - Cambreling Sylvain - Wiener Symphoniker***
47 1989(LI) - Delacôte Jacques - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
48 1989(STU) - Davis Colin - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
49 1990 & 1991(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Wiener Staatsoper*
50 1991(STU) - Chung Myung-Whun - Opéra-Bastille*
51 1993(LI) - Pallo Imre - Vlaamse Opera*
52 1995(LI) - Delacôte Jacques - Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice***
53 1996(LI) - Delacôte Jacques - Teatro Bellini di Catania*
54 1998(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**
55 1998(LI) - Slatkin Leonard - Metropolitan Opera*
56 1998(STU) - Davis Colin - London Symphony Orchestra*
57 1999(LI) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid**
58 1999(LI) - Karabtchevsky Isaac - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
59 2002(LI) - Bertini Gary - Teatro alla Scala***
60 2005(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Metropolitan Opera*
61 2006(LI) - Villaume Emmanuel - Metropolitan Opera*
62 2007(FI) - Levi David - Aukso Orchestra Poland**
63 2007(LI) - Keltner Karen - San Diego Symphony Orchestra*
64 2007(LI) - Ono Kazushi - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie*
65 2009(LI) - Netopil Tomás - Vlaamse Opera*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Maurice Abravanel - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - René Maison
Dalila - Gertrud Wettergren
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ezio Pinza
Abimélech - John Gurney
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Emanuel List
Le messager philistin - Angelo Bada
Premier philistin - Max Altglass
Deuxième philistin - Wilfred Engelman
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 26 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2273/74 (+excerpts with Vezzani and Duchêne);; {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 122636 (BRO 125865) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2004 p.77 [AB]
Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95
Orpheus - Mai 1997 S.61; August-September 1997 S.79
Diapason - No.172 p.223
Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.6
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2004 p.103 (mention) [JTH]
The Record Collector - Vol.49 No.3 September 2004 pp.225-227 [NGO]
International Record Review - December 2004 p.42 [MT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.82
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1936). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - René Maison
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Leonard Warren
Abimélech - Norman Cordon
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Nicola Moscona
Le messager philistin - Emery Darcy
Premier philistin - John Dudley
Deuxième philistin - Arthur Kent
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 523
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *«Almost complete» recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1941). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1946(SE)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Samson - Nikander Khanayev
Dalila - Maria Maksakova
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 014905-6 (+Wesendonck Lieder) {1LP}
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Dalila's Aria (Act 1); Dalila's Aria (Act 2); Dalila's Aria, Duet of Samson and Dalila, and Finale (Act 3). The LP issued by Melodiya is listed in «Soviet Long Playing Records» 1965 No.3 p.18.
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Conductor Louis Fourestier - 1946(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Samson - José Luccioni
Dalila - Hélène Bouvier
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Paul Cabanel
Abimélech - Charles Cambon
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Henri Médus
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Black Disc; - Pathé PDT 116-130 {15x78s} (red label) (1947)ª; Pathé PDT 8000-8014 (red label) {15x78s;AC} (1947)ª; Pathé PCX 5007-5009 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Columbia MOP 28 (72689 - 72703) {15x78s} (USA); Columbia SL7 {3LPS} (USA) ;; Vox PL 8323 {3LPS} (1954)ª; EMI 2C 153-10617-19 {3LPS} (France)
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65236-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.11063-4 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1951 p.167; September 1995 p.124; December 2000 p.132 [RN]
Opera - January 1996 p.20
Opera Now - November 1995 p.62
Opera News - May 1996 p.26
Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56
Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.2 Spring 2002 pp.287-288 [GJ]
Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.59
Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.120
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.168
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1954 Vol.4 No.1 p.57 [JH]: December 1959 Vol.9 No.12 p.99 [RD]
American Record Guide - February 1960 Vol.26 No.6 p.452 [PLM]: January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.266 [DA]
Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.65: No.144 mars 2001 p.90 [JB]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100
Classic CD - November 2000 p.66 [ST]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]
The Record Collector - Vol.2 April 1947 p.46
ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.103 [PLM]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - diciembre 2000 No.138 p.41 [JS]
Musica (Milano) - N.122 dicembre 2000 - gennaio 2001 p.98 [MA]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.90 [MC]
Comments:- Recorded between 17 and 27 September 1946. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Eugène Bigot - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Samson - José Luccioni
Dalila - Susanne Lefort
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Pierre Nougaro
Abimélech - Ernest Mestrallet
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Gustave Dutoit
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Compact Disc; - Malibran Music MR 502 {1CDR} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.78 [SL]
Opéra International - No.275 janvier 2003 p.64 [JP]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
Comments:- *Recording of an (abridged?) performance at Geneva (21 April 1948). The CDR issued by Malibran Music is listed in their online catalogue:-
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Conductor Hans Altman - 1948(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Samson - Lorenz Fehenberger
Dalila - Res Fischer
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Fred Destal
Abimélech - Max Eibel
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Max Proebstl
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0040 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 8 October 1948.
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Merrill
Abimélech - Osie Hawkins
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Dezsö Ernster
Le messager philistin - Emery Darcy
Premier philistin - Leslie Chabay
Deuxième philistin - Clifford Harvuot
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 657 (& 420); The Opera Lovers SAMD 194901 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 November 1949). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.459-461. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sigurd Björling
Abimélech - Norman Scott
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Luben Vichey
Le messager philistin - Emery Darcy
Premier philistin - Paul Franke
Deuxième philistin - George Cehanovsky
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1541
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (14 March 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
Samson - Jan Peerce
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Merrill
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1848 {1LP}; HMV ALP 1308 {1LP} (1955)ª; Leopold Stokowski Society LS 15 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 124-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; Cala Records CACD 0540 (+Licia Albanese - Tatiana's Letter Scene) {1CD} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - RCA Victor DC-35
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1956 pp.321-322 [PHW]; February 1991 p.1574; July 2005 p.100 [JBS]
American Record Guide - February 1955 Vol.21 No.6 p.182 [PHR]: September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.110 [DR2]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.174-175 [MM]
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.60, p.62 [JH]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.14
Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.152
Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 p.97 [TP]
Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Fritz Rieger - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Ebe Stignani
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Antonio Manca-Serra
Abimélech - Giovanni Amodeo
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Iginio Riccò
Le messager philistin - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni HOCO 31 (+Aida - excerpts - Vinay) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0184 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.88-89 [LB]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (February or March 1955). See «ll Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987» by Carlo Marinelli Rosconi p.671. The sound of the recording is very poor.
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Conductor Herbert Sandberg - 1956(LE)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Samson - Set Svanholm
Dalila - Blanche Thebom
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sigurd Björling
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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22054 (+Les Troyens - excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.57 [GH]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 p.102 [JTH]
The Record Collector - Vol.50 No,1 March 2005 pp.47-49 [MS]
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (September 1956).
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Conductor Louis de Froment - 1957(Act 2;RE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique
Samson - René Verdière
Dalila - Solange Michel
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Charles Cambon
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance of Act 2 (28 February 1957)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Blanche Thebom
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Giuseppe Taddei
Abimélech - Fernando Corena
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Giuseppe Modesti
Le messager philistin - Alvaro Bandini
Premier philistin - Carlos Giusti
Deuxième philistin - Guerrino Boschetti
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 449 (+Vinay - recital) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (1 August 1958, seeOPERA October 1958 p.655). It is sometimes incorrectly stated that this perfor-mance took place in Mexico City
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Mario Del Monaco
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Martial Singher
Abimélech - Norman Scott
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Giorgio Tozzi
Le messager philistin - Robert Nagy
Premier philistin - Gabor Carelli
Deuxième philistin - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc - CLS MD-TP 012/14 {3LPS} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 220 (& 222); Myto MCD 00148 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (12 April 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.339-340; ICRC Winter edition 1998 No.15 p.5 (letter). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Mario Del Monaco
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Clifford Harvuot
Abimélech - Ezio Flagello
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2309 {1LP) (USA) (1959)ª; RCA Victor LSC 2309 {1LP} (USA) (1959)ª; *RCA «Red Seal» RB 16160 {1LP} (UK) (1959)ª; RCA «Red Seal» SB 2052 {1LP} (UK) (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1130-1 {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1959 p.89 [HCS]; September 1959 p.134 [PHW]; February 1960 p.427 [PHW]
Opera - November 1959 p.751
High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.79 [RE]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1959 p.8
Records and Recordings - September 1959 p.14 [FGB]: January 1960 p.17 [FGB]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Samson - Mario Del Monaco
Dalila - Jean Madeira
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Lino Puglisi
Abimélech - Plinio Clabassi
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Iginio Riccò
Le messager philistin - Attilio Flauto
Premier philistin - Athos Cesarini
Deuxième philistin - Enzo Felicitati
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 030 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6006 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.1 p.333 [ADC]
Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.132 settembre 1999 p.94 [GL]
Comments:- *It has been claimed that the recording on the Melodram LPs is in fact (i) a recording of a performance in 1960 at the Paris Opera conducted by Louis Fourestier with Denise Scharley as Dalila (ii) a recording in the Teatro di San Carlo in 1970 with Vioric (sic) Cortez as Dalila (See FANFARE March/April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 p.26, IOC Spring 1998 No.7 pp.30-37, Summer 1998 No.8 p.7, Autumn 1998 No.9 p.7). A performance at the Paris Opera conducted by Fourestier is reviewed in OPERA November 1960 p.763 and a performance in Naples in 1970 with Viorica Cortez is reviewed in OPERA May 1971 p.434. The Hardy CDs are advertized in ORPHEUS Juli 1999 S.17 where the date of the performance is given as 5 May 1959. According to the review of the Hardy Classic CDs in L'OPERA Del Monaco and Madeira sing in French and the rest of the cast in Italian. In «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia» p.706 Del Monaco and Madeira are listed as singing in three performances, the first of which was on 5 April 1959. JTH states in his review in CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR that the performance on the CDs issued by Hardy Classic is «audibly different from Melodram's».
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Joseph Mordino
Abimélech - Arthur Cosenza
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Ara Berberian
Le messager philistin - Tony Lopez
Premier philistin - Thomas Carter
Deuxième philistin - Joseph Knight
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Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1055-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 758-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 18 1995 p.37
Orpheus - April 1995 S.62
Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.1 Autumn 1995 p.177
American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.162
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in New Orleans (2 April 1960). The review in OPERA NEWS wrongly states that the performance was at the St Louis Opera. The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Compact Disc Releases from Premiere Opera» dated February/March 2003.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Chorale René Duclos
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Rita Gorr
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc
Abimélech - Anton Diakov
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Anton Diakov
Le messager philistin - Rémy Corazza
Premier philistin - Jacques Pottier
Deuxième philistin - Jean-Pierre Hurteau
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 117-119 {3LPS} (1963)ª; *EMI 2C 167-12837-9 (France) Angel 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3639 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47895-8 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67598-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3639 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.285; July 1988 p. [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.191-192 [JM]
Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-S.58 [GH]
High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.66 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.497 [MDS]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.160 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Biserka Cvejic
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Angelo Mattiello
Abimélech - Carlos Feller
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Victor De Narké
Le messager philistin - Per Drewsen
Premier philistin - Nino Falzetti
Deuxième philistin - Héctor Barbieri
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SAMD 196301 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (3 July 1969). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar).
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Samson - James McCracken
Dalila - Sandra Warfield
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Julien Haas
Abimélech - Joshua Hecht
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Peter van der Bilt
Le messager philistin - Raymond Manton
Premier philistin - Richard Riffel
Deuxième philistin - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1837-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive»:-
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Oralia Domínguez
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc
Abimélech - Henk Driessen
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Peter van der Bilt
Le messager philistin - Fred Bongers
Premier philistin - Bert van't Hof
Deuxième philistin - Aad de Rijk
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100574 (+excerpts cond. Baudo) {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; Opera d'Oro «Grand tier» OPD 7028 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]
Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.55 [GH]: März + April 2007 S.57 [GH]
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.270 [CHP]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (29 February 1964)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jess Thomas
Dalila - Irene Dalis
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier
Abimélech - Justino Díaz
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Robert Nagy
Premier philistin - Gabor Carelli
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD 196401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1964). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Giulietta Simionato
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Norman Mittelman
Abimélech - Justino Díaz
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Robert Nagy
Premier philistin - Gabor Carelli
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SAMD 196501 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Detroit (28 May 1965).
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Grace Bumbry
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sesto Bruscantini
Abimélech - Morley Meredith
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Raymond Michalski
Le messager philistin - Herbert Kraus
Premier philistin - Stefan Wicik
Deuxième philistin - Bernard Izzo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2652 (& 1339)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (13 November 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Samson - Richard Cassilly
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Massard
Abimélech - Giovanni Foiani
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Leonardo Monreale
Le messager philistin - Piero De Palma
Premier philistin - Gianfranco Manganotti
Deuxième philistin - Silvio Maionica
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 217 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02280
Compact Disc; - Foyer 2-CF-2031; Arkadia MP 495.2; Opera d'Oro OPD 1175 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60
Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.120
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.131
Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.67
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (25 January 1970). See OPERA, March 1970 p.252. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Richard Tucker
Dalila - Grace Bumbry
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier
Abimélech - Paul Plishka
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Nico Castel
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD 197101 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *An «in-house» recording of a performance at the MET (18 December 1971). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Samson - Richard Tucker
Dalila - Mignon Dunn
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Seymour Schwartzman
Abimélech - Irwin Densen
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Nicola Moscona
Le messager philistin - Paul Franke
Premier philistin - Paul Franke
Deuxième philistin - Walter Knetlar
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 370
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (April 1971). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in Addenda No. I to his CD catalogue dated 2002 where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1970.
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Samson - James King
Dalila - Regina Sarfaty
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jean C. Gebelin
Abimélech - Levon Boghossian
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Victor De Narké
Le messager philistin - Menasse Hadjes
Premier philistin - Per Drewsen
Deuxième philistin - Ricardo Yost
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10372-2 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (1 June 1971). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1972(LI;McCracken))
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - James McCracken
Dalila - Grace Bumbry
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier
Abimélech - Paul Plishka
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Robert Schmorr
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD 197201 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1972). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1972(LI;Vickers)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Grace Bumbry
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier
Abimélech - Paul Plishka
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Nico Castel
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SAMD 197202 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 January 1972). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1972(RA)
Orchestra - Radio Symphonieorchester Wien
Chorus - Radiochor Wien
Samson - Ludovic Spiess
Dalila - Christa Ludwig
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Kostas Paskalis
Abimélech - Tugomir Franc
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Helge von Bömches
Le messager philistin - Ewald Aichberger
Premier philistin - Wolfgang Witte
Deuxième philistin - Jaroslav Stajnc
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1662
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance (15 May 1972). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 24 June 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 23-29 June 1973 p.29.
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - Rumanian Radio-Television
Chorus - Rumanian Radio-Television
Samson - Ludovic Spiess
Dalila - Elena Cernei
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Dan Jordachescu
Abimélech - Constantin Dumitri
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Nicolae Florei
Le messager philistin - Vasile Moldoveanu
Premier philistin - Constantin Dumitri
Deuxième philistin - Alexandru Tassian
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Black Disc - Electrecord ST-ECEO 428-30 {3LPS}; Select CC 15063 {3LPS} (Canada)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1973 p.1256 [RO]
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Samson - Guy Chauvet
Dalila - Tatiana Troyanos
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Henri Peyrotte
Abimélech - Michel Bouvier
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Anton Diakov
Le messager philistin - Robert Cardona
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1622-2 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (November 1973; see OPERA July 1973 p.615). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases» where the opera recorded is described as Samson et Dalila (Handel)!
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Samson - James King
Dalila - Christa Ludwig
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Bernd Weikl
Abimélech - Alexander Malta
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Richard Kogel
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Black Disc - RCA LRL 3-5017
Compact Disc - RCA 74321 32244-2
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1974 p.111 [RO]; October 1974 p.660 [JBS]
BBC Music Magazine - July 1996 p.75
Répertoire - No.89 mars 1996 p.85
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.67
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Samson - Gilbert Py
Dalila - Fiorenza Cossotto
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Silvano Carroli
Abimélech - Ivo Vinco
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Giancarlo Luccardi
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2621
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (28 July 1974; see OPERA Festival Issue 1974 pp.102-103.). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Samson - Guy Chauvet
Dalila - Fiorenza Cossotto
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Massard
Abimélech - Joseph Rouleau
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Jules Bastin
Le messager philistin - Duilio Baronti
Premier philistin - Jean Sabignot
Deuxième philistin - Alain Dileur
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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107222 (+Carmen - excerpts) {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.53-54 (mention) [GH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (October 1975; see OPERA January 1976 p.58)
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Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Guy Chauvet
Dalila - Fiorenza Cossotto
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - William Walker
Abimélech - Justino Díaz
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Malcolm Smith
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Nico Castel
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 41677 (BRO 124187) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 April 1977). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Elena Obraztsova
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Renato Bruson
Abimélech - Pierre Thau
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Robert Lloyd
Le messager philistin - Gérard Friedman
Premier philistin - Constantin Zaharia
Deuxième philistin - Michel Hubert
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Black Disc; - DG 2709 095 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; DG 413 297-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 050 (1979)ª;; DG 413 297-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 413 297-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; DG 477 5602 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1979 p.710 [AB] September 1984 p. [JBS]; November 1991 p.161 [AB]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.452
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.188-189 [MM]
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jonathan Summers
Abimélech - John Tomlinson
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Gwynne Howell
Le messager philistin - John Dobson
Premier philistin - Maldwyn Davies
Deuxième philistin - Matthew Best
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-82-014 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 50-51011-2283-2-2 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVH 90 2202 2 (BETA TXH 90 2202 4) (PAL) (1984)ª; Castle CVI 2026 (PAL); Home Vision SAM 01 (+BETA) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1986 p.1395 [RM]
Opera News - August 1986 p.30, p.50 [RH]
Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.118 (DVD) [MP]
The Classical Video Guide - p.93
Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.80 [PC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.83 [FGR]
Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 October 1981)
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Samson - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Dalila - Yvonne Minton
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Tom Krause
Abimélech - Dimitri Kavrakos
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Harry Dworchak
Le messager philistin - Gregory Kunde
Premier philistin - Gualtiero Negrini
Deuxième philistin - Duane Clenton Carter
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD198101 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (25 September 1981). The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago» by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1981
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Wolfgang Brendel
Abimélech - Arnold Voketatis
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Kevin Langan
Le messager philistin - Robert Tate
Premier philistin - Michael Ballam
Deuxième philistin - Stanley Wexler
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 00051 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 202 (Europe) (2001)ª; Kultur 10 (USA) (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision SAM 02 (NTSC); Virgin VVD 39 (PAL) Polygram Vidéo 070 063-3 (SECAM)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2001 p.113 [AB]
Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.91
Orpheus - Februar 2002 S.64 [MK]
Opéra International - January 1993 p.54; No.266 mars 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
Diapason - No.490 mars 2002 p.117 (mention)
American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.316-317 [RVL]
Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.100: No.155 mars 2002 p.38 [PB]
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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago de Chile
Chorus - Coro del Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile
Samson - Gilbert Py
Dalila - Ann Howard
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc
Abimélech - Mario Solomonoff
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Mariano de la Maza
Le messager philistin - Juan José Acosta
Premier philistin - Juan Gaete
Deuxième philistin - Carlos Miranda
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DVD (Video) - Live Opera Heaven 866
VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 2748 (NTSC) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile (October 1984; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1984 No.76 p.50). The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in «New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases». I thank Sr. Hernan Torres Moris for information concerning the cast, orchestra and chorus.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Agnes Baltsa
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jonathan Summers
Abimélech - Roderick Earle
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Matthew Best
Le messager philistin - Paul Crook
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 543 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (May 1985). It does not appear that a performance was broadcast, so this recording was probably made «in-house». The performance on 17 May 1985 is reviewed in OPERA July 1985 pp.830-831 and in ORPHEUS August 1985 S.629. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Nice
Chorus - L'Opéra de Nice
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Waltraud Meier
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Ernest Blanc
Abimélech - Jacques Mars
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Victor von Halem
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 548 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the «Acropolis» Nice (9 June 1985; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet/aoüt 1985 No.83 p.37). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Marilyn Horne
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Louis Quilico
Abimélech - Terry Cook
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Mark Baker
Deuxième philistin - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SAMD 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada) ; Celestial Audio CA 647 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; Celestial Audio CV 039 {Audio DVD} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 April 1987). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs and Audio DVD-R issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; July 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Sylvain Cambreling - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Chor der Volksoper Wien - Kammerchor Sofia - Bregenzer Festspielchor
Samson - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Dalila - Marjana Lipovsek
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Alain Fondary
Abimélech - Yves Bisson
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Harald Stamm
Le messager philistin - Constantin Zaharia
Premier philistin - Jerôme Engramer
Deuxième philistin - Ionel Pantea
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Compact Disc; - Koch Schwann 3-1774. 2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; ORF 20000354 {2CDS}
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6160 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1996 p.114 (audio)
Opera News - November 1998 p.66 (audio) [PJS]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.314 (audio) [JM]
Orpheus - November 1995 S.37 (audio)
Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.59 (audio)
Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.144 (audio)
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.131
Classic CD - February 1996 p.66 (audio)
BBC Music Magazine - April 1996 p.75 (audio)
Répertoire - No.87 janvier 1996 p.57 (audio)
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.94 Febbraio 1996 p.70 (audio)
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.86 marzo 1996 p.53 (audio)
Opernwelt - 12/Dezember 1995 S.58 (audio)
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Bregenz Festival (July 1988, see OPERA Festival Issue 1988 p.49). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007.
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Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Agnes Baltsa
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Alain Fondary
Abimélech - Ismael Pons(-Tena)
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Alfonso Echeverria
Le messager philistin - Antonio (Antoni) Comas
Premier philistin - Antoni Lluch
Deuxième philistin - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 544 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (4 July 1989). The cast listed above is that given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.532. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1989(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Samson - José Carreras
Dalila - Agnes Baltsa
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jonathan Summers
Abimélech - Simon Estes
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Paata Burchuladze
Le messager philistin - Robert Swensen
Premier philistin - Donald George Smith
Deuxième philistin - Urban Malmberg
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Compact Cassette; - Philips 426 243-4 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 426 243-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Philips 475 8706 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1991 p. [AB]
Stereophile - March 1992 (Vol.15 No.3) p.183
American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.151-152 [MM]
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1990 & 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Agnes Baltsa
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Alain Fondary
Abimélech - Claudio Otelli
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Kurt Rydl
Le messager philistin - Hakan Aysev
Premier philistin - José Antonio Campo
Deuxième philistin - John Antoniou
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2163 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 545 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 546 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recordings of two performances at the Vienna State Opera (22 December 1990 - CDBB 545 and January 1991 - CDBB 546). Domingo and Baltsa sang in five performances of this opera in Vienna between 22 December 1990 and 9 January 1991. Kurt Rydl sung the old Hebrew in all of these except that on 3 January 1991 when Goran Simic sang. It is possible that he appears in the recording issued by House of Opera - CDBB 546 (see Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22». The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «New Listings - January/February 1991». where it is stated that the recording is of the performance on 22 December 1990.
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Conductor Myung-Whun Chung - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - Opéra-Bastille
Chorus - Opéra Bastille
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Waltraud Meier
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Alain Fondary
Abimélech - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Samuel Ramey
Le messager philistin - Christian Papis
Premier philistin - Daniel Galvez-Vallejo
Deuxième philistin - François Harismendy
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Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 54470-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; EMI TOCE 11584-85 {2CDS} (Japan); EMI 5 09185 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1993 p.76 [AB]; July 1993 p.28 [JBS]
Opera - April 1993 p.489
Opera Now - May 1993 p.61
Opera News - September 1993 p.52
Fanfare - July-August 1993 p.222; Vol.32 No.1 September/October 2008 p.257 [BB]
Orpheus - Januar 1993 S.67
Opéra International - janvier 1993 p.61
Diapason - décembre 1992 p.171
BBC Music Magazine - February 1993 p.80
Classic CD - February 1993 p.74
Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.106
Stereophile - August 1993 p.191
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Conductor Imre Pallo - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Vlaamse Opera
Chorus - Vlaamse Opera
Samson - Vladimir Popov
Dalila - Florence Quivar
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jean-Philippe Lafont
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera (Italy) unnumbered {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in Gent (November 1993). The cast also includes: Gregory MacLeod, Vesselin Ivanov, Herman Bekaert, Christian Serré, Henk Van Heijnsbergen. The CDRS issued by Premiere (Italy) are (were?) advertised on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
Chorus - Coro Lirico Marchigiano
Samson - José Carreras
Dalila - Luciana D' Intino
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Wolfgang Brendel
Abimélech - Riccardo Ferrari
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Franco De Grandis
Le messager philistin - Carlo Bosi
Premier philistin - Pierre Lefèbre
Deuxième philistin - Marco Pauluzzo
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4582 (1998)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2177 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Arena Sferisterio, Macerata (15 or 22 July 1995; see OPÉRA INTENATIONAL octobre 1995 No.195 pp.30-31). The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - May 1998».
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Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Samson - Heikki Siukola
Dalila - Olga Borodina
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Silvano Carroli
Abimélech - Carlo De Bortoli
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Carlo Striuli
Le messager philistin - Aldo Orsolini
Premier philistin - Antonio Marceno
Deuxième philistin - Andrea Piccinni
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Incorporated ALD 4676 (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Bellini, Catania (13 March 1996). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '96 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.37. The Compact Cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - Summer 1998».
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Conductor James Levine - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Olga Borodina
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sergei Leiferkus
Abimélech - Richard Paul Fink
Le Vieillard Hébreu - René Pape
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Bernard Fitch
Deuxième philistin - Alfred Walker
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DVD (Video) - DG 00440 073 0599 (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 2005 p.78 [WRB]
Opéra International - No.294 octobre 2004 p.89 [PC]
Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.111 [MP]
Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.126 [PF]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance at the MET (29 September 1998).
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Conductor Leonard Slatkin - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Denyce Graves
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sergei Leiferkus
Abimélech - Alan Held
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Franz Hawlata
Le messager philistin - Matthew Polenzani
Premier philistin - Bernard Fitch
Deuxième philistin - Yanni Yannissis
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 182 {2CDRS} (Australia)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET. This is probably of the performance on 28 February 1998 which was broadcast.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Samson - José Cura
Dalila - Olga Borodina
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Abimélech - Egil Silins
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Robert Lloyd
Le messager philistin - Rémy Garin
Premier philistin - Gilles Ragon
Deuxième philistin - Olivier Lallouette
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Compact Disc; - ERATO 3984-24756-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; ERATO WCPS 100O4-5 {2CDS} (Japan) (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1999 p.89 [AB]; April 1999 p.44 [JBS]
Opera - February 1999 p.235 [JA]
Opera Now - March/April 1999 p.99 [GH]
Opera News - February 1999 p.65 [JSL]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.324 [JM]
Orpheus - März 1999 S.5 [EP]
Opera Quarterly - Volume 16 No.1 Winter 2000 p.141 [GJ]
Opéra International - décembre 1998 No.230 p.56 [SS]
Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.93 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.86 [DVM]
Classical Express - Issue 105 December 1998 p.4 [MT]
Classic CD - February 1999 p.106 [MT]
American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.205 [DA]
International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 p.91 [RN]
Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.69 [LC]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.227 décembre 1998 p.111 [FL]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.126 febbraio 1999 p.76 [NS]
Grand Opera (Tokyo) - 1999 Winter No.20 p.166
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.96 [LB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.121 mayo 1999 p.70 [JS]
Musica (Milano) - N.112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.83 [SH]
Das Opernglas - Januar 1999 S.63 [ML]
Comments:- See OPERA NOW January/February 1999 p.98
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Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro Real, Madrid
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Carolyn Sebron
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Alain Fondary
Abimélech - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Stefano Palatchi
Le messager philistin - Santiago Sánchez-Jericó
Premier philistin - Angel Rodríguez
Deuxième philistin - Francisco Santiago
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6680 (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Real, Madrid (June or July 1999). The cast listed above is that given in the online performance archive of the Teatro Real (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases - January 2009.
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Conductor Isaac Karabtchevsky - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Samson - Kristjan Johannsson
Dalila - Nadja Michael
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Carlo Guelfi
Abimélech - Philippe Kahn
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Daniel Lewis Williams
Le messager philistin - Giovanni Maini
Premier philistin - Matteo Lee Yeong Hwa
Deuxième philistin - Francesco Medda
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 22253 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 pp.90-91 [AG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the PalaFenice (July 1999)
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Conductor Gary Bertini - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Olga Borodina
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Abimélech - Ildar Abdrazakov
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Le messager philistin - Rosario La Spina
Premier philistin - Alfredo Nigro
Deuxième philistin - Dejan Vatchkov
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1184-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2263 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milan (17 February 2002). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2002 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.149. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004» and the DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). See L'OPERA (Milano) Anno XVI No.159 marzo 2002 pp.22-23.
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Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - José Cura
Dalila - Denyce Graves
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Abimélech - James Courtney
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Robert Lloyd
Le messager philistin - Tony Stevenson
Premier philistin - Bernard Fitch
Deuxième philistin - Richard Hobson
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 486 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 2005). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor Emmanuel Villaume - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Clifton Forbis
Dalila - Olga Borodina
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Abimélech - James Courtney
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Kwangchui Youn
Le messager philistin - Eduardo Valdes
Premier philistin - Bernard Fitch
Deuxième philistin - Brian Davis
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDNY 192 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *This recording is probably of the performance at the MET on 25 February 2006 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on April 9 2008.
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Conductor David Levi - 2007(FI)
Orchestra - Aukso Orchestra Poland
Chorus - Camerata Silesia Chorus
Samson - Charles Alves da Cruz
Dalila - Klara Uleman
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Peter Michailov
Le messager philistin - Charlotte Besijn
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DVD (Video) - Opera Spanga FFDOC 29 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Video recording of a film. The cast also includes Murad Amirkhanian, Vincent Le Texier.
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Conductor Karen Keltner - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - San Diego Opera
Samson - Clifton Forbis
Dalila - Denyce Graves
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Greer Grimsley
Abimélech - Philip Skinner
Le Vieillard Hébreu - José Gallisa
Le messager philistin - Joseph Hu
Premier philistin - Bryan Register
Deuxième philistin - Scott Sikon
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2793-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the San Diego Opera (February 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Kazushi Ono - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Samson - Carl Tanner
Dalila - Olga Borodina
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Abimélech - Federico Sacchi
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Chester Patton
Le messager philistin - Tie-Min Wang
Premier philistin - André Grégoire
Deuxième philistin - Bernard Giovani
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 955 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles (March 2007). The cast and conductor listed above are as given on the website of La Monnaie (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW December 2009».
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Conductor Tomás Netopil - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Vlaamse Opera
Chorus - Vlaamse Opera
Samson - Torsten Kerl
Dalila - Mariana Tarasova
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Nikola Mijailovic
Abimélech - Milcho Borovinov
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Tijl Faveyts
Premier philistin - Thorsten Büttner
Deuxième philistin - Onno Pels
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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of a performance in Gent on 24 May 2009. The CDRs issued by premiereopera.net are (were?) listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the recording is attributed to a performance in Amsterdam. See also the website
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española