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Work: Samson et Dalila: Bacchanale

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ComposerSaint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeOpera scene/aria
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LisbonA Journey to the Opera

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Glinka, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Delius, Strauss II, Gershwin
Orquestra Gulbenkian; Bar Avni

MontpellierJournée mondiale de l'opéra

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Mozart, Puccini, Saint-Saëns, Strauss R.
Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie; Leo Hussain; Nombulelo Yende

CopenhagenNew Year’s Concert at the Opera House 2025

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Saint-Saëns, Khachaturian, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Strauss R., Gade, Prokofiev, Monti, Lehár, Tesori, Massenet, Berlin, Abreu
The Royal Danish Orchestra; Hendrik Vestmann; Jacob Skov Andersen; Juliana Zara; Mikkel Futtrup
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Dances of reinvention: Măcelaru and the ONF at the Enescu Festival

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Venturing into Gershwin, Rudolf Buchbinder joins an Orchestre National de France programme at the George Enescu International Festival marked by surprises. 
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An exotic banquet to savour from Les Siècles

It was truly magnifique to welcome French period instrument orchestra Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth to the BBC Proms for a highly perfumed programme of exotic sweetmeats.
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Philadelphia Orchestra’s Paris Festival

Nezet-Seguin and his Philadelphians convey the brilliance and sophistication of France's undisputed "golden age" of classical music with works by six Parisian composers.
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Bachtrack top ten: Camille Saint-Saëns

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From child prodigy to being perceived as a crusty conservative, Camille Saint-Saëns' life spanned over eight decades. Enjoy our musical selection of his very best works... plus a few surprises!