operas such as "Samson et Dalila" by Camille Saint-Saëns

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Delilah is a biblical figure from the Book of Judges, best known for betraying Samson by cutting his hair and thereby robbing him of his strength, a story that has inspired numerous artistic works, including operas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
opera ⓘ
appearsIn Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to: Judges
associatedBiblicalFigure Delilah ⓘ
Samson ⓘ
associatedWork Samson et Dalila ⓘ
basedOn Biblical story of Samson and Delilah ⓘ
Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to: Judges
catalogueNumber Op. 47 ⓘ
character Abimélech ⓘ
linked to: Abimelech

Dalila ⓘ
High Priest of Dagon ⓘ
linked to: Dagon

Old Hebrew ⓘ
Samson ⓘ
composer Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
compositionPeriod 1868–1877 ⓘ
firstFrenchPerformanceCity Rouen ⓘ
firstFrenchPerformanceYear 1890 ⓘ
genre grand opera ⓘ
knownFor betrayal of Samson ⓘ
language French ⓘ
librettist Ferdinand Lemaire ⓘ
notableAria Arrêtez, ô mes frères ⓘ
Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix ⓘ
Printemps qui commence ⓘ
notableRoleVoiceType Dalila – mezzo-soprano ⓘ
High Priest of Dagon – baritone ⓘ
Samson – tenor ⓘ
notableWork Samson et Dalila ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestration large romantic orchestra ⓘ
originalIntendedGenre oratorio ⓘ
premiereCity Weimar ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereDate 1877-12-02 ⓘ
premiereLocation Grossherzogliches Hoftheater, Weimar ⓘ
linked to: Weimarer Hoftheater
religiousContext Old Testament ⓘ
religiousTheme conflict between Hebrews and Philistines ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
setting Gaza ⓘ
linked to: Gaza Strip
settingPeriod Biblical era ⓘ
structure ballet music ⓘ
choral scenes ⓘ
love duet ⓘ
theme betrayal ⓘ
faith ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
seduction ⓘ

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Delilah → subjectOf → operas such as "Samson et Dalila" by Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ