Samson and Delilah

opera by Camille Saint-Saëns
MusicRecording dramatico_musical_work Q753152
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Samson and Delilah

Summary

Samson and Delilah is a dramatico-musical work[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,741 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Samson and Delilah's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work[3].
  • Samson and Delilah's composer is recorded as Camille Saint-Saëns[4].
  • Samson and Delilah's librettist is recorded as Ferdinand Lemaire[5].
  • Samson and Delilah's genre is opera[6].
  • Samson and Delilah's based on is recorded as Judges[7].
  • Samson and Delilah's Commons category is recorded as Samson et Dalila (opera)[8].
  • Samson and Delilah's language of work or name is recorded as French[9].
  • 1876 marks the founding of Samson and Delilah[10].
  • Samson and Delilah was released on 1850[11].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as Dalila[12].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as 2 Philistine[13].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as High Priest of Dagon[14].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as Old Hebrew[15].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as Philistine Messenger[16].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as Samson[17].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as Abimélech[18].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as Q63677011[19].
  • Samson and Delilah's characters is recorded as Q63677012[20].
  • Samson and Delilah's date of first performance is recorded as December 2, 1877[21].
  • Samson and Delilah's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Samson et Dalila'}[22].
  • Samson and Delilah's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q421744', 'amount': '+3'}[23].
  • Samson and Delilah's location of first performance is recorded as Herzogliches Hoftheater[24].
  • Samson and Delilah's copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].
  • Samson and Delilah's form of creative work is recorded as opera[26].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Samson and Delilah include Simpson and Delilah[27], a television series episode[28], directed by Rich Moore[29].

Why It Matters

Samson and Delilah ranks in the top 8% of dramatico_musical_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,741 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Simpson and Delilah[27], a television series episode[28], directed by Rich Moore[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  2. 7d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters Dalila, 2 Philistine, High Priest of Dagon +6
    Publication date +1850-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Language of work or name French
    Genre
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: s/sanson-y-dalila, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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