Samson et Dalila

Samson et Dalila is an opera in three acts and four tableaux based largely upon the biblical book of Judges 16: 4-30. Camille Saint-Saëns composed its score, and Ferdinand Lemaire was the author of its libretto. At the suggestion of Franz Liszt , the opera had its world premiere at the theater of Weimar on 2 December 1877 in a German translation by Richard Pohl with sets by Haendel and costumes by Both . Franke created its choreography on this occasion, and Eduard Lassen was in charge of…