This is a list of audio and video recordings (discography) of Camille Saint-Saëns's 1877 French opera Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah).Unless otherwise noted, information is from Recordings of Samson and Delilah, operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
Audio recordings YearCast: Samson,Dalila,Grand-prêtre de Dagon,Abimélech)Conductor,opera house and orchestraLabel1936 René Maison,Gertrud Pålson-Wettergren,Ezio Pinza,John Gurney Maurice Abravanel,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Live recording for radio on 26 December 1936 which has subsequently been released on CD.) CD: GuildCat: 22731941 René Maison,Risë Stevens,Leonard Warren,Norman Cordon Wilfrid Pelletier,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Live recording for radio on 13 December 1941 which has subsequently been released on CD.) CD: Omega Opera Archive1946 José Luccioni,Hélène Bouvier,Paul Cabanel,Charles Cambon Louis Fourestier,Paris Opéra Orchestra and Chorus(The first studio made recording and the first recording of the opera to be released commercially.) CD: NaxosCat: 8.110063-641948 José Luccioni,Susanne Lefort,Pierre Nougaro,Ernest Mestrallet Eugène Bigot,Grand Théâtre de Genève Orchestra and Chorus CD: Malibran MusicCat: MR5021948 Lorenz Fehenberger,Res Fischer,Fred Destal,Max Eibel Hans Altman,Orchester und Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks CD: WalhallCat: WLCD 00401949 Ramón Vinay,Risë Stevens,Robert Merrill,Osie Hawkins Emil Cooper,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Live recording for radio on 26 November 1949 which has subsequently been released on CD.) CD: Omega Opera Archive1953 Ramón Vinay,Risë Stevens,Sigurd Björling,Norman Scott Fausto Cleva,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Live recording for radio on 14 March 1953 which has subsequently been released on CD.) CD: Omega Opera Archive1954 Jan Peerce,Risë Stevens,Robert Merrill Robert Shaw,NBC Symphony Orchestra and the Robert Shaw Chorale CD: RCA VictorCat: LM 18481955 Ramón Vinay,Ebe Stignani,Giovanni Amodeo Fritz Rieger,Teatro di San Carlo Orchestra and Chorus CD: BongiovanniCat: HOCO 311956 Set Svanholm,Blanche Thebom,Sigurd Björling Herbert Sandberg,Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra and Chorus CD: CapriceCat: CAP 220541962 Jon Vickers,Rita Gorr,Ernest Blanc,Anton Diakov Georges Prêtre,Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris CD: EMI classics1964 Jon Vickers,Oralia Domínguez,Ernest Blanc,Henk Driessen Jean Fournet,Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra CD: Opera D'oro1970 Richard Cassilly,Shirley Verrett,Robert Massard,Giovanni Foiani Georges Prêtre,Orquestra do Teatro alla Scala CD: Opera D'oro1973 James King,Christa Ludwig,Bernd Weikl,Alexander Malta Giuseppe Patanè,Münchner Rundfunkorchester CD: BMGCat: 779-2-RG1978 Plácido Domingo,Elena Obraztsova,Renato Bruson,Pierre Thau Daniel Barenboim,Orchestre et Choeur de Paris CD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 413 297-2 1989 José Carreras,Agnes Baltsa,Jonathan Summers,Simon Estes Sir Colin Davis,Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and chorus CD: Philips 1991 Plácido Domingo,Waltraud Meier,Alain Fondary,Jean-Philippe Courtis Myung-whun Chung,Bastille Opera orchestra and chorus CD: EMI ClassicsCat: 54470-2 1998 José Cura,Olga Borodina,Jean-Philippe Lafont,Egils Siliņš Sir Colin Davis,London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus CD: Elektra Records 2007 Clifton Forbis,Denyce Graves,Greer Grimsley,Philip Skinner Karen Keltner,San Diego Symphony Orchestra & San Diego Opera Chorus CD: Premiere Opera LtdCat: CDNO 2793-2 Note: "Cat:" is short for the label's catalogue number where available.
Video recordings YearCast: Samson,Dalila,Grand-prêtre de Dagon,Abimélech,Old Hebrew)Conductor,opera house and orchestraLabel 1981 Plácido Domingo,Shirley Verrett,Wolfgang Brendel,Arnold Voketaitis,Kevin Langan Julius Rudel,San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Choreographer: Margo Sappington;San Francisco Opera video, 1981, . recorded live) DVD: Kultur VideoCat: 032031 00109 1 1981 Jon Vickers,Shirley Verrett,Jonathan Summers,John Tomlinson,Gwynne Howell Colin Davis,Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus(Producer: Elijah Moshinsky;Royal Opera video, 1981, . recorded live, 6 October) DVD: Kultur VideoCat: 032031 00109 1 1998 Plácido Domingo,Olga Borodina,Sergei Leiferkus,Richard Paul Fink,René Pape James Levine,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Production: Elijah Moshinsky; choreographer: Graeme Murphy; TV director: Brian Large; recorded live, 28 September) DVD: Deutsche GrammophonCat: 00440 073 0599Streaming video:Met Opera on DemandMet Opera, 28 September 1998, Met Opera on Demand; CID: 331000, Met Opera DB. 2010 José Cura,Julia Gertseva,Stefan Stoll,Lukas Schmidt,Ulrich Schneider Jochem Hochstenbach,Baden State Theater Orchestra & Chorus(Designer & director: José Cura; recorded live, 22 & 24 October) DVD: Arthaus MusikCat: 101 631Baden State Theater, 2010, . 2016 Anita Rachvelishvili,Egils Siliņš,Nicolas Testé,Nicolas Cavallier Philippe Jordan,Paris Opera Orchestra & Chorus(Director: Damiano Michieletto; recorded live, 13 October, Opéra Bastille) Full HD:Paris Opera PlayParis Opera, 2016, Paris Opera Play. 2018 Roberto Alagna,Elīna Garanča,Laurent Naouri,Elchin Azizov,Dimitry Belosselskiy Mark Elder,Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus(Production: Darko Tresnjak; choreographer: Austin McCormick; recorded live, 20 October) HD video:Met Opera on DemandMet Opera, 20 October 2018, Met Opera on Demand; CID:357020, Met Opera DB. 2022 SeokJong Back,Elīna Garanča,Łukasz Goliński,Blaise Malaba,Goderdzi Janelidze Antonio Pappano,Royal Opera Orchestra and Chorus(Stage director: Richard Jones; recorded live, 10 June, Royal Opera House) Blu-ray: Opus ArteRoyal Opera, 2022, Blu-ray: .HD video: Royal Ballet and Opera StreamSamson et Dalila (2022)", rbo.org. Note: "Cat:" is short for the label's catalogue number where available.
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