CHAPTER IV

"SAMSON ET DALILA"

The predecessors of M. Saint-Saens, Voltaire and Rameau, Duprez and

Joachim Raff, History of Saint-Saens's opera, et seq.--Henri Regnault,

First performances, As oratorio and opera in New York, An inquiry into

the story of Samson, Samson and Herakles, The Hebrew hero in legend, A

true type for tragedy, Mythological interpretations, Saint-Saens's

opera described, et seq.--A choral prologue, Local color, The character

of Dalila, et seq.--Milton on her wifehood and patriotism, "Printemps

qui commence," "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix," Oriental ballet music,

The catastrophe,

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