Saint-Saëns: “Samson et Dalila“ - Molinari-Pradelli; Del Monaco, Madeira, Puglisi - Napoli, 1959

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) “SAMSON ET DALILA“ Direttore dorchestra: Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Maestro del coro: Michele Lauro Samson: Mario del Monaco Dalila: Jean Madeira Le Grand-Prêtre de Dagon: Lino Puglisi Abimélech, satrape de Gaza: Plinio Clabassi Un messager philistin: Attilio Flauto Un vieillard hébreu: Igginio Riccò Premier Philistin: Athos Cesarini Deuxième Philistin: Enzo Feliciati Orchestra e coro del Teatro San Carlo Napoli - 5 maggio 1959 *Del Monaco e Madeira sono gli unici che cantano in francese. Il resto del cast, sia i solisti che il coro, cantano in italiano. Strana pratica che si teneva molto spesso in quel'epoca. *Del Monaco y Madeira cantan en francés. El resto del cast, tanto los solistas como el coro, cantan en italiano. Práctica común de la época que hoy sería impensable. *Del Monaco and Madeira sing in French. The rest of the soloists as well as the cast sing in Italian. Very common in those years. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. I own nothing