| Description |
1 videocassette (135 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + libretto. |
| Physical Medium |
1/2 in. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
analog |
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magnetic |
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stereo |
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VHS |
| Series |
Thorn EMI/HBO classic performance
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Thorn EMI/HBO classic performance.
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| System Details |
VHS. |
| Performer |
Shirley Verrett (Dalila); Jon Vickers (Samson); Jonathan Summers (High Priest); Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra; John McCarthy, chorus master; Colin Davis, conductor. |
| Credits |
Scenery and costume, Sidney Nolan ; choreographer, David Bintley. |
| Note |
Distributed worldwide by Arts International Ltd. |
| Event |
Recorded Oct. 6, 1981, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. |
| Note |
Libretto in French and English, and synopsis in English. |
| Summary |
A dramatization of Chapter 16 of the Book of Judges in which Samson, an Israelite judge of extraordinary strength, was betrayed to the Philistines by Delilah who cut his hair as he slept and thus deprived him of his strength. |
| Language |
Sung in French, with English subtitles. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Samson (Biblical judge) -- Drama.
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Samson (Biblical judge) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Delilah (Biblical figure) -- Drama.
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Delilah (Biblical figure) |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Lemaire, Ferdinand, librettist.
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Verrett, Shirley, performer.
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Vickers, Jon, performer.
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Summers, Jonathan, performer.
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McCarthy, John, 1919-2009, conductor.
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Davis, Colin, 1927-2013, conductor.
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Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
Samson et Dalila.
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Royal Opera House (London, England), performer.
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Thorn EMI HBO Video.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Covent Garden Video Productions.
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Arts International.
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| Added Title |
Samson et Dalilah |
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Samson and Dalila |
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Samson and Dalilah |
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