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Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act II : Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act II: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"
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About "Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act II : Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act II: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"" by Elīna Garanča
Saint-Saëns's Dalila coos her seduction, but Garanča lends the aria a velvet menace. 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' is a flower opening to reveal teeth—orchestral strings pulse like a heartbeat under a lie, and the beauty is almost unbearable because we know the betrayal beneath it.
