This opera's second act was completed four years before its other acts, and was first performed at the home of this opera's dedicatee, Pauline Viardot-Garcia.
This opera's second act was completed four years before its other acts, and was first performed at the home of this opera's dedicatee, Pauline Viardot-Garcia. In its first act, the chorus's religious faith is mocked in the aria "Ce Dieu que votre voix implore" after this opera's lead tenor attempts to rouse the chorus in the arias "L'as-tu donc oublie" and "Arretez o mes freres." In the first scene of its third act, that tenor laments his condition in the aria "Vois ma misere, helas!" This opera's three main mezzo-soprano arias, including "Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse" and "Printemps qui commence," are sung to tempt the male lead, who finally capitulates after hearing the aria "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix." In this opera's final scene, priests dance a celebratory bacchanale in the Temple of Dagon before the first title character pulls it down over their heads. For 10 points, name this opera by Camille Saint-Saens about a judge of Israel who loses his strength because of his relationship with the title woman.
This opera's second act was completed four years before its other acts, and was first performed at the home of this opera's dedicatee, Pauline Viardot-Garcia.
Samson and Delilah [or Samson et Delilah]