Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
James King (Samson), Christa Ludwig (Dalila), Bernd Weikl (Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon), Alexander Malta (Abimélech), Richard Kogel (Le Vieillard Hébreu)
Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks Münchner Rundfunk-Orchester, Giuseppe Patanè
Not the most idiomatic of recordings but there's some classy singing here, though one would have liked Ludwig to take a few more risks. Patanè presides over everything with passion.
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
James King (Samson), Christa Ludwig (Dalila), Bernd Weikl (Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon), Alexander Malta (Abimélech), Richard Kogel (Le Vieillard Hébreu)
Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks Münchner Rundfunk-Orchester, Giuseppe Patanè
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Not the most idiomatic of recordings but there's some classy singing here, though one would have liked Ludwig to take a few more risks. Patanè presides over everything with passion.
About
Saint-Saëns originally intended writing an oratorio based on the legend of Samson and Delilah in 1859 and this developed into what became his second opera. Of his small operatic output Samson et Dalila, based on the Book of Judges, is the only one to have secured a firm place in the opera repertory today.
Release includes a booklet with a three language synopsis [English / French / German], full cast list and detailed track list.
Recorded in 1973
Contents and tracklist
- Peter Schranner (tenor), Richard Kogel (bass), Alexander Malta (bass), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, James King (tenor), Albert Gaßner (tenor), Heinrich Weber (tenor), Munich Radio Orchestra, Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Bernd Weikl (baritone)
- Giuseppe Patanè
Awards and reviews
2010
Not the most idiomatic of recordings but there's some classy singing here, though one would have liked Ludwig to take a few more risks. Patanè presides over everything with passion.
