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Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act 1 : Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act 1: "Voici le printemps...Je viens célébrer la victoire"
by Agnes Baltsa
About This Song
About "Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act 1 : Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act 1: "Voici le printemps...Je viens célébrer la victoire"" by Agnes Baltsa
Saint-Saëns sets spring's arrival in Samson et Dalila, and Baltsa's Dalila greets it with honeyed menace. 'Voici le printemps' blooms with false innocence, each phrase a petal hiding a thorn. The victory she celebrates is her own—a seductress's triumph, the orchestra's lush warmth belying the trap being sprung.