composed a dozen operas, his only work of this genre to have survived the stage is Samson et Dalila (1868-1875). If not for his close and influential friendship with Liszt, the composition may never have been completed. Even though his chamber works and symphonies attracted considerable attention, more assured musical glory existed in the theater. This stimulated him enough to initiate efforts on what later became his best-known opera, Samson et Dalila.
Saint-Saëns first gained interest in the account of Samson and Delilah when he heard that Rameau's opera, based on Voltaire's libretto of the topic, had failed. Working with his librettist, Creole Ferdinand Lemaire, Saint-Saëns immediately began to work the subject into an oratorio. Under the influence of Lemaire, the composer changed directions and scored it as an opera, beginning with, for no apparent reason, the second act. Viewed as a sacrilegious transformation of biblical scripture, commercial theater managers avoided it as box-office poison. Upon hearing mention of the project, with his usual perspicacity Liszt saw the value of the work and, comfortably backed by the Grand Duke at Weimar, encouraged its completion and promised to have it performed. The outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war thwarted the timely completion of the project; thus, it required a total of eight years to finish. When a portion of the opera was heard on Good Friday 1875, in the
, the reaction was quite discouraging; nevertheless, it received a full premiere in 1877 at the
in Weimar, just as Liszt had assured. From there it had its French premiere at the
in 1892, where it was staged 500 times more prior to the composer's death, becoming comparable in success with Faust and Rigoletto.
Even though Saint-Saëns was considerably influenced by masters of the operas such as Wagner, Handel, Offenbach, Gounod, and Meyerbeer, none of his other operas came close to achieving the level of fame and prestige experienced by Samson et Dalila, perhaps due to the composer's lack of theatrical abilities. Attracted to the purity of music, he refused to recognize the emotional and sensual possibilities in his work. Samson et Dalila, which was actually more of a series of tableaux than an opera, had room to avoid these indulgences by nature of its biblical subject matter; however, his other works of this genre, in the eyes of critics, did not. The work is a synthesis of Wagnerian drama and French and Italian operatic forms, containing skillful structures and eloquent melodies. As one of the brightest jewels of French opera, the work is considered "a dream of antique purity and modern orchestral experimentation," which thoroughly demonstrates Saint-Saëns' compositional capabilities. ~ Meredith Gailey, All Music Guide
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2007 |
| The Only Opera Album You Will Ever Need |
2005 |
| The Opera Baby, Vol. 2 |
2008 |
| The Opera Gala Live from Baden-Baden |
2007 |
| The Opera Gala: The Complete Concert [DVD Video] |
2007 |
| The Orchestra Sings |
1994 |
| The Passion of Callas |
2003 |
| The Peoples Guide to Opera 2 |
2000 |
| The Perfect Opera |
2000 |
| The Piano G & Ts, Volume 3 |
2001 |
| The Pied Piper of the Opera |
2000 |
| The Polish School, Part 1: Sopranos and Mezzo-Sopranos (1902-1935) Libro 1 |
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| The Prima Voce Treasury of Opera, Vol. 2 |
2000 |
| The Record of Singing, Vol. 4 |
1991 |
| The Record of Singing, Vol. 4: From 1939 to the End of the 78 Era [Box Set] |
1991 |
| The Record of Singing, Vol. 5 |
2009 |
| The Redesign |
2000 |
| The Rembrandt Trio |
1995 |
| The Smart Baby's Guide to Classical [Box Set] |
2008 |
| The Son of Movies Goes to the Opera |
1990 |
| The Ultimate Aria Collection |
1998 |
| The Ultimate Classics: Opera Highlights |
2004 |
| The Ultimate Highlights from the Opera |
2001 |
| The Ultimate Opera Collection 2 |
1993 |
| The Very Best of Ballet |
1995 |
| The Very Best of Brigitte Fassbaender |
2005 |
| The Very Best of Jon Vickers |
2005 |
| The Very Best of Maria Callas |
2003 |
| The Very Best of Opera |
1995 |
| The Voice of Bass: The French Tradition, Vol. 1 |
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| The Voice of France |
2002 |
| The Voice of Opera |
2003 |
| The Voice of the Century |
1997 |
| The Wonders Of Opera, Vol. 1-4 |
1996 |
| The World Of Singing Vol. 3: The Italian School Tenors Before World War I (1912-1913) |
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| The World Of Singing, Vol. 4-The Italian School Tenors Before WWI, 1902-1913, Libro 2 |
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| The World of Opera |
1995 |
| The World of Singing, Vol.6 |
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| The World's Favorite Music |
1986 |
| The World's Greatest Composers [Collector's Edition Music Tin] |
2007 |
| The World's Greatest Composers, Vol. 2 [Box Set] |
2008 |
| The World's Most Beautiful Melodies: Candlelight Classics |
1992 |
| The World's Most Treasured Melodies |
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| The Young Celibidache, Vol.II |
1997 |
| Three French Pianists |
2006 |
| Time Life Presents: Classical Thunder |
2005 |
| Titanic: Music As Heard on the Fateful Voyage |
2009 |
| Treasures of the St. Petersburg State Museum |
2004 |
| Tribute To Marian Anderson |
1993 |
| Trumpet and Soprano in Duet |
1994 |
| Ultimate Classical Chill Out |
2007 |
| Ultimate Classics: The Most Beloved Music from the Most Popular Composers [Box Set] |
2005 |
| Ultimate Opera [Box Set] |
2007 |
| Unforgettable Classics: Romance |
1997 |
| Unvergessene Stimmen der Wiener Staatsoper |
1994 |
| Utopie: Vlaamse Opera Seizoen 2008-09 |
2008 |
| Valentine Love Songs |
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| Van Gogh Face to Face: A Musical Palette |
2000 |
| Verdi, Wagner, Saint-Saens and others |
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| Verdi: Attila |
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| Verdi: Rigoletto |
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| Verstummte Stimmen |
2006 |
| Violin Jubiloso |
2003 |
| Violoncelle et Opéra |
2004 |
| Virtuoso |
2000 |
| Voce Di Donna |
1999 |
| Voces Históricos del Teatro Real de Madrid |
1997 |
| Voices Behind the Iron Curtain: Soviet Singers of the Stalin Era |
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| Vom Hamburger Stadttheater zur Hamburgischen Staatsoper |
2003 |
| Von der Königlichen Hofoper zur Staatsoper Unter den Linden |
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| Wings of Song |
2004 |
| World's Most Beautiful Melodies, Vol. 4 |
1994 |
| Zauber Des Orients: Melodien aus 1001 Nacht |
1998 |
