Samson Et Dalila

Comes in a box that includes a 40-page illustrated booklet with liner notes in German, French, English and Italian and full Libretto in German, French and English. Each LP comes in a white poly-lined inner sleeve with a printer's code on them in the format "4912 000 1532.1 N ##/##". Front cover has "Chœur De L'Orchestre De Paris" but the back of the box, labels and booklet have "Chœurs De L'Orchestre De Paris". The second catalog number '2740 215' appears on the back of the booklet. [Box back and booklet pg 2] This recording was made following a performance of the opera on 22 July 1978 in the Théàtre Antique National, Orange. [Box back] Printed in West Germany by Schwerdtle & Schantz, Berlin [Labels] Made in West Germany ℗ 1979 Polydor International GmbH [Booklet] {Pg 39} Reproduction du texte chanté avec l'aimable autorisation des Editions Durand, Paris Deutsche Überzetsung des Librettos von Monika Lichtenfeld © 1979 © 1979 Michael Stegemann © 1979 Jacques Bourgeois © 1979 Martin Cooper ℗ 1979 Polydor International GmbH Abbildugen: Box Cover Photo: Studio Bernateau, Orange • Mit Freundlicher Genchmigung des Théâtre Antique National d'Orange Design: Werner Koberstein, Hamburg Textheft: Titelseite: Paul Leclaire, Köln Daniel Barenboim, Seite 1: Christian Steiner, New York Camille Saint-Saëns, Seiten 2 + 14: Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte, Berlin Théâtre Antique National von Orange, Seite 5 • Placido Domingo, Seiten 9 + 13 • Elena Obraztsova, Seite 17: Studio Bernateau, Orange Abbildungen, Seiten 3, 7 + 11: Archiv Polydor International, Hamburg Franz Liszt, Seite 15: Gemälde von Wilhelm von Kaulbach, Corvina Archivum, Budapest {Pg 40 (back cover)} Printed in West Germany by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen Runouts are stamped with 'Y', 'Z', 'AL', 'R' and 'F' rotated at 90° on sides A to D and F. On side E in 'A 1 1' both the 'A' and the second '1' are rotated.