Placido Domingo & Agnes Baltsa as Samson and Dalila

LaBelleHelene Says:

Jul 26, 2007 - I'm completely astonished!!

DragosCojocaru Says:

Jul 29, 2007 - Wonderful! Thank you, wansob!

Gipsymom Says:

Aug 8, 2007 - WOW!!! This brought me to tears! They are both truly amazing. If you have not seen them in Tales of Hoffman, see it! I will try to upload it here.

simonchante Says:

Aug 8, 2007 - Thank you for this posting. I want much more videos of Baltsa. She just gives everything she's got and she was always exciting as a singer as well as an actor. A wonderful versatile singer. She wasn't afraid to use chest voice or mixed chest. so many so called dramatic singers these days have no clue.

timopragod Says:

Aug 28, 2007 - What Baltsa was able to do here was sing rich and sensual, but not sound old. Too many mezzos sound like my grandmother (granted, one who could sing well). How sensual is that? She's very sexy with her voice. I love that about her.

Homoclassicus Says:

Sep 8, 2007 - Wonderful! I found Baltsa's interpretation very interesting, she acts a Dalila that is always pretending and never looks as if having much pleasur in seducing Samson. It's a less romantic but very intelligent characterization. And vocally Baltsa and Domingo are the ideal partners! Both have voices with ardour and incredible expressivity. Their presence on stage together is fiery!

CONTESTAR Says:

Oct 7, 2007 - What a pleasure to hear such smart artists! Baltsa, being a mezzo-falcon as opposed to a real alto, has an edge to her voice. Appropriately she turned that to her complete advantage by acting an edgy and eager Dalila rather than a laid back one... Domingo, at home with the role and a partner with such insight, gives his absolute best!

urgrad03 Says:

Dec 17, 2007 - This is very interesting... I'm so accustomed to those "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" that ooze conspicuous sexuality that it takes a minute to get used to this sharper version. Baltsa looks conflicted by her plight here, which is much more likely how Dalila would have felt if there were ANY love in her for Sampson.

rugbyswissbear Says:

Jan 27, 2008 - Although the video is not at a good technbical qualtity. Baltsa and Domingo are marvellous!

osvaldoutube Says:

Feb 20, 2008 - Como cantante es buena, si. Pero ella siempre da la impresion de que hace un grandisimo esfuerzo para cantar. Eso se deba quiza a que no es una verdadera mezzo. Su canto en frances es loable.

2007nc Says:

Mar 2, 2008 - Agnes wow I am so touched by this performance. Have you ever seen a grown man cry you got one here.

55patri Says:

Apr 27, 2008 - Domingo es un extraordinario Sansón, Baltsa también me gusta mucho, esta aria es una preciosidad

italianoperafan Says:

May 31, 2008 - Thanks a lot for this... Domingo is "forcing" a bit - on the verge of its limits - but Baltsa is just magnificent. The "Réponds à ma tendresse", especially during the "reprise", is memorable. What an artist!

Johnny1206 Says:

Sep 6, 2008 - Baltsa had a very beautiful and peculiar voice!