Love how the orchestra drops into high gear at 6:58. I don't imagine most musicians could keep that pace up for too long, or dancers either, but they work well together here.
In the mid 1990s, the drum and bugle corp Phantom Regiment from Loves park, Illinois marched Bacchanal for part of their Summer of Phantom Voices. It was magnificent!
I was remembering playing this piece back when I was in high school. I can see why I was never told of it’s origins (I only found out because I dug out a Tellark CD from my parents house that refers to this piece as just “Samson & Delilah”. I was wondering why I just knew it as Bacchanal, now it’s obvious. Great piece though) and apparently this is the tame version.
this choreography is extraordinary! Anyone who knows the traditions of French Opera and ballet know that an orgy is depicted graphically, but within the rigid traditions of the era. also , the idiot who come complained that the pillars did not come down at the end of the orgy prove their great ignorance of the Opera. The pillars do not come crashing down with the temple until the end of the ACT!
We have to appreciate this in its historical context. Of course Ibert's (rather underrated but worth a listen), Ravel's (from "Daphnis and Chloë") and John Cage's Bachanales are more ferocious - in the case of Ravel startlingly sexually charged if you listen to the version with chorus - but they were from later more liberated times. There is also a surprisingly catchy Bacchanale in Khachaturian's "Spartacus" which I enjoy. Today "The Rite of Spring" is an orchestral staple; when it was premiered in 1913 it spawned a riot! Braque and Picasso were still experimenting with cubism which, at the time, was considered revolutionary and radical but today we accept as an established artistic historical trend. How "wild" is it still reasonable to expect Matisse's Fauvism to remain? I expect, when he composed it, Mozart's "The Abduction From the Seraglio" counted as spicy and sexually edgy; today we have to appreciate it for what it is: a snapshot of sexual mores from a different era (when piano-legs were covered in case they caused too much of a racy turn-on). In each case the music remains beautiful but we have to accept that each work's immortality exists in the creative genius of its composer at the time he was writing it. It is as silly to apply demands of contemporary raciness to Saint-Saens as it would be to wish still to be shocked by the wearing of a '60s mini-skirt. In my view paradoxically the more contemporary a composer attempts to sound the sooner his/her music sounds like yesterday's news. Let's enjoy earlier works for what they are rather than condemning them for not being what we wish they might have been.
M sembra la stessa scenografia e coreografia del Sansone e Dalila di San Francisco con Shirley Verret e Placido Domingo di circa 30 anni fa. Sempre BELLISSIMA!
Great set! Familiar with the music but never seen this on stage so wasn't sure what to expect. Somewhat disappointed but, hey, it's a French so, yeah, ballet. Also wasn't expecting the full moon at 3:35.
I think the choreography is genius, actually - great, great buildup, with increasing eroticism no matter which way you swing, then the release into that last statement of the wholly-pagan theme. Well done.
The stage is pretty good, but the choreography...gosh it's terrible. It lacks the ferocity and madness of the orchestral piece. The Philistines are supposed to be frenzied and wild with their victory in capturing Samson, but this *major* emotion is only shown in the very last bit of this choreography, which is a shame. I'm quite disappointed.
Yes, this is much tamer than what the Met did 30 years earlier. However, this might actually be more in line with what would have been considered acceptable back in the 19th century. The Met version is downright orgiastic and it's still impressive today.
i'm a Stickler of the Opera and I can say that it unique annoying Besides your arrogant comment is the sound of the cameras Photo in the audience .... so other excellent presentation
But we have to consider that these dancers aren’t Philistines, this interpretation is G -Rated, it doesn’t even create a bump in blood pressure, does it? Remember our dancers may be slightly heavier than the characters they impersonate? Santa Clause can’t twinkle like Tinker Bell.
Set and costumes are beautiful. Orchestra sounds great but the piece lacked momentum and direction for my taste. It kept feeling like it wanted to stop and take a nap. Also it could just be the drum corps person in me but aren't they supposed to be together when they dance? Everyone seems to have a different idea of how to execute the choreography and it looked dirty. It's also disappointing that in the more rhythmic parts of the music the choreography is more like stop and pose lol. Like there's so much opportunity to go crazy in this music but idk maybe they were all tired.
The conducting sounds phoned in! Just plain lifeless. Even the choreography is lacking. Performed with passion, this music can be wonderful........sadly, it didn't happen here.
i'm a Stickler of the Opera and I can say that it unique annoying Besides your arrogant comment is the sound of the cameras Photo in the audience .... so other excellent presentation
... this is supposed to be the scene where Samson brings down the entire temple. I don't think the choreographers thought about this too well... also, where the hell are the castanets?!
+The Panda Bunny (ThePandaBunny) As I recall the storyline, after the bacchanal Samson (the guy dragged out and thrown down) would then be chained between the pillars, a bit more singing and then he pulls the temple down. Seems a reasonable choreography choice. I admit I'd rather see more bodies bacchanaling about once they get past the religious ceremony aspect of it and into that last section of the music. I think the conductor used drum rims and muted sticks instead of castanets--I could hear rhythmic clacking (not the annoying camera shutter clicks from early on) towards the end. I wonder: was this simply a recording/photo session? There doesn't appear to be an audience and the dancers seem uninspired. Those female costumes are pretty racy, even tho they are wearing body stockings. :)
That temple's going nowhere. Builders nowadays cannot get insurance, unless they can demonstrate that they are building to a standard that resists the violent efforts of any modern-day "Samson", or other similarly deluded character.
Probably one of the worst staging and choreography I have seen so far. The orchestra was totally a wreck. So many mistakes. Beautiful set but the choreo was intended to look beautiful rather than having a dialog with the music. I see many elements that have a potential but all of them work independently, not as a whole. Very disappointing.
Ivan Candia i known this comment is almost a year old but, listing to this and playing this in a professional orchestra programme there was absolutely nothing wrong with the pit orchestra, they were fine... unless you can point out the specifics of what was wrong your point is invalid.
You know I did not want to be cruel. I saw this at the MET many years ago and the opera itself is beautiful music but the Bacchanale is by far the mot exciting part. That was pretty dry.
hey mastersinger 74. you need to study the Opera written by the French composer Camille Saint Saens. it is not until after the bacchanale ballet sequence that Samson is Chained between the two pillars and pulls the filters down and crushes the Philistines as they scream in Flames shoot out of the bottom of the stage. You need to be for the educated before you make a foolish comment.
This is supposed to be an orgy! The "corps-de-ballet" looks very "local," esp. the men! However, it's pretty tame for 2013. There's another one on UA-cam, I believe from San Francisco, taped in the 80's that should be rated X!! Yikes!
This was great!! However, if the male dancers wore tight-fitting briefs, instead of those silly baggy loincloth thingies, it would have improved their dancing and improved the overall experience of the audience.
A bacchanal is a drunken, riotous, celebration often with orgiastic overtones. The term is derived from Bacchus, who was the Roman god of wine and fertility.
Love how the orchestra drops into high gear at 6:58. I don't imagine most musicians could keep that pace up for too long, or dancers either, but they work well together here.
This 🎵 musical piece and the aria Mon Coeur are the best of the opus.
In the mid 1990s, the drum and bugle corp Phantom Regiment from Loves park, Illinois marched Bacchanal for part of their Summer of Phantom Voices. It was magnificent!
We're playing this in orchestra!
DereC all county?
What grade, third?
I was remembering playing this piece back when I was in high school. I can see why I was never told of it’s origins (I only found out because I dug out a Tellark CD from my parents house that refers to this piece as just “Samson & Delilah”. I was wondering why I just knew it as Bacchanal, now it’s obvious. Great piece though) and apparently this is the tame version.
This performance and dance are comfortable and soothing to the ears and the eyes and the mind
I have to play this song (dance bacchanal) for all city as a first chair cello 6th grade playing for 6 years
this choreography is extraordinary! Anyone who knows the traditions of French Opera and ballet know that an orgy is depicted graphically, but within the rigid traditions of the era. also , the idiot who come complained that the pillars did not come down at the end of the orgy prove their great ignorance of the Opera. The pillars do not come crashing down with the temple until the end of the ACT!
Did the bone head know WHY the pillars eventually came down ??
Just saw this at the Met! Great performance! Everyone loved it! I could see it twice, if I had the money.
Magnifique, somptueux!
Fantastic ❤❤❤❤❤
Fantastic!!! Thank you!!!
We have to appreciate this in its historical context. Of course Ibert's (rather underrated but worth a listen), Ravel's (from "Daphnis and Chloë") and John Cage's Bachanales are more ferocious - in the case of Ravel startlingly sexually charged if you listen to the version with chorus - but they were from later more liberated times. There is also a surprisingly catchy Bacchanale in Khachaturian's "Spartacus" which I enjoy. Today "The Rite of Spring" is an orchestral staple; when it was premiered in 1913 it spawned a riot! Braque and Picasso were still experimenting with cubism which, at the time, was considered revolutionary and radical but today we accept as an established artistic historical trend. How "wild" is it still reasonable to expect Matisse's Fauvism to remain? I expect, when he composed it, Mozart's "The Abduction From the Seraglio" counted as spicy and sexually edgy; today we have to appreciate it for what it is: a snapshot of sexual mores from a different era (when piano-legs were covered in case they caused too much of a racy turn-on). In each case the music remains beautiful but we have to accept that each work's immortality exists in the creative genius of its composer at the time he was writing it. It is as silly to apply demands of contemporary raciness to Saint-Saens as it would be to wish still to be shocked by the wearing of a '60s mini-skirt. In my view paradoxically the more contemporary a composer attempts to sound the sooner his/her music sounds like yesterday's news. Let's enjoy earlier works for what they are rather than condemning them for not being what we wish they might have been.
Indeed...very well presented
6:55 is a banger
I love this Bacchanale: great exotic music and dancing.
I was there in sd. I also taped this show from the balcony.
Lindo!!!!
perfect choreography for group of retired dancers :-)
🤣🤣
M sembra la stessa scenografia e coreografia del Sansone e Dalila di San Francisco con Shirley Verret e Placido Domingo di circa 30 anni fa. Sempre BELLISSIMA!
Great set! Familiar with the music but never seen this on stage so wasn't sure what to expect. Somewhat disappointed but, hey, it's a French so, yeah, ballet. Also wasn't expecting the full moon at 3:35.
Wardrobe malfunction, as they call it?
Excelente coreografía y tiene correspondencia con el decorado posterior de la escenografía. Muy profesional.
I think the choreography is genius, actually - great, great buildup, with increasing eroticism no matter which way you swing, then the release into that last statement of the wholly-pagan theme. Well done.
The stage is pretty good, but the choreography...gosh it's terrible. It lacks the ferocity and madness of the orchestral piece. The Philistines are supposed to be frenzied and wild with their victory in capturing Samson, but this *major* emotion is only shown in the very last bit of this choreography, which is a shame. I'm quite disappointed.
Where's the video of your version
I think the stage size is a bit restricted to really get into a frenzied.
Yes, this is much tamer than what the Met did 30 years earlier. However, this might actually be more in line with what would have been considered acceptable back in the 19th century. The Met version is downright orgiastic and it's still impressive today.
i'm a Stickler of the Opera and I can say that it unique annoying Besides your arrogant comment is the sound of the cameras Photo in the audience .... so other excellent presentation
But we have to consider that these dancers aren’t Philistines, this interpretation is G -Rated, it doesn’t even create a bump in blood pressure, does it? Remember our dancers may be slightly heavier than the characters they impersonate? Santa Clause can’t twinkle like Tinker Bell.
Set and costumes are beautiful. Orchestra sounds great but the piece lacked momentum and direction for my taste. It kept feeling like it wanted to stop and take a nap. Also it could just be the drum corps person in me but aren't they supposed to be together when they dance? Everyone seems to have a different idea of how to execute the choreography and it looked dirty. It's also disappointing that in the more rhythmic parts of the music the choreography is more like stop and pose lol. Like there's so much opportunity to go crazy in this music but idk maybe they were all tired.
that set looks like the same set that San Francisco and LA and Houston used
The conducting sounds phoned in! Just plain lifeless. Even the choreography is lacking. Performed with passion, this music can be wonderful........sadly, it didn't happen here.
i'm a Stickler of the Opera and I can say that it unique annoying Besides your arrogant comment is the sound of the cameras Photo in the audience .... so other excellent presentation
No sparks! Wet matches here.
Çokk güzel ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I know it was supposed to be 47. I just figured I demonstrate a little bit of lack of attention to detail.
... this is supposed to be the scene where Samson brings down the entire temple. I don't think the choreographers thought about this too well...
also, where the hell are the castanets?!
+The Panda Bunny (ThePandaBunny) As I recall the storyline, after the bacchanal Samson (the guy dragged out and thrown down) would then be chained between the pillars, a bit more singing and then he pulls the temple down. Seems a reasonable choreography choice. I admit I'd rather see more bodies bacchanaling about once they get past the religious ceremony aspect of it and into that last section of the music. I think the conductor used drum rims and muted sticks instead of castanets--I could hear rhythmic clacking (not the annoying camera shutter clicks from early on) towards the end.
I wonder: was this simply a recording/photo session? There doesn't appear to be an audience and the dancers seem uninspired.
Those female costumes are pretty racy, even tho they are wearing body stockings. :)
That temple's going nowhere. Builders nowadays cannot get insurance, unless they can demonstrate that they are building to a standard that resists the violent efforts of any modern-day "Samson", or other similarly deluded character.
The scene of destroying temple (by God) is gonna be later, check the plot)
Here the author means ballet.
@@AggiNice i think I was more distraught by the lack of castanets
as Rupaul once said... it's so wrong it is good!
Matthieu Lelièvre - As Bruce Genderless once said, "Mental illness is the new normal".
@@declamatory Exactly!
Can I get some more camera click in my monitor? Thx
Probably one of the worst staging and choreography I have seen so far. The orchestra was totally a wreck. So many mistakes.
Beautiful set but the choreo was intended to look beautiful rather than having a dialog with the music. I see many elements that have a potential but all of them work independently, not as a whole. Very disappointing.
+Ivan Candia I thought the orchestra was alright but the dancing was weird and didn't fit with the song.
Ivan Candia Then why don't you choreograph & stage a production of this piece and show them how it should be done according to you
Ivan Candia i known this comment is almost a year old but, listing to this and playing this in a professional orchestra programme there was absolutely nothing wrong with the pit orchestra, they were fine... unless you can point out the specifics of what was wrong your point is invalid.
Ivan Candia you are not as stupid as they come.
You know I did not want to be cruel. I saw this at the MET many years ago and the opera itself is beautiful music but the Bacchanale is by far the mot exciting part. That was pretty dry.
um, ive danced this opera in LA and Houston, the same choreographer, and some of this work looks like his??
amazing piece , but I didn't tell to my little chidren what could do men and female in a bacchanale in the old time .......
おーすげー
hey mastersinger 74.
you need to study the Opera written by the French composer Camille Saint Saens. it is not until after the bacchanale ballet sequence that Samson is Chained between the two pillars and pulls the filters down and crushes the Philistines as they scream in Flames shoot out of the bottom of the stage. You need to be for the educated before you make a foolish comment.
This is supposed to be an orgy! The "corps-de-ballet" looks very "local," esp. the men! However, it's pretty tame for 2013. There's another one on UA-cam, I believe from San Francisco, taped in the 80's that should be rated X!! Yikes!
BlueWaltz42 I can’t find one matching your description. I’d love to see it. Link?
so beautiful,pity it finishes so quickly
ne plus ultra.
The choreography definitely needs tweaked out, but the music was *beautiful* .
This was great!! However, if the male dancers wore tight-fitting briefs, instead of those silly baggy loincloth thingies, it would have improved their dancing and improved the overall experience of the audience.
nice but not as nice as the metropolitan's version.
The orchestra fell apart way to many times...
Tyler Gordon -Music where?
And yet the performance was excellent.
Someone explain to me why everyone’s doing eachother on the stage 😂
A bacchanal is a drunken, riotous, celebration often with orgiastic overtones. The term is derived from Bacchus, who was the Roman god of wine and fertility.
Música desperdiciada. Esta música pide otros movimientos...
Ok standard production. Didn't need the fake human sacrifice at the ens.
Mon dieu quel spectacle affligeant!!!!! Des dancers suralimentés pour une chorégraphie puerile et non moins désordonnée ...