Mon Coeur S 39;ouvre A Ta Voix Accompaniment

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Claribel Szwaja

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Aug 3, 2024, 6:00:57 PM8/3/24

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"Mon cœur s'ouvre ta voix" is a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Sans's opera Samson and Delilah, known in English as "Softly awakes my heart", or more literally "My heart opens itself to your voice". It is sung by Delilah in act 2 as she attempts to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength.[1]

The instrumentation calls for flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet, horns, harp and strings. All instrument lines, except the harp, make intensive use of divisi (cellos play in four divisi). The orchestral accompaniment consists mainly of reiterated notes for the first verse and of falling chromatic lines for the second verse; the refrain is accompanied by ascending broken chords.

A montage of the last two lines of this aria has been recorded by English alternative rock band Muse, and is included in the track titled "I Belong to You (+Mon cœur s'ouvre ta voix)" of their 2009 album The Resistance.