Samson and Delilah: An Overview
San Diego Opera Podcast
English - May 14, 2012 13:37 - 16 minutes - 112 MB Video - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Camille Saint-Saens took his time turning his idea for an opera on this biblical subject (originally conceived as an oratorio) into reality and had to have some encouragement from his friend Franz Liszt to bring it to the stage. Nicolas Reveles, Director of Education and Outreach, explains it all for you as we look forward to the return of this sumptuous, brilliant French opera.