My wife lived in Spain for 20 years so she has kindly provided this translation!:'IT WASN'T GOING TO BE SARFATYThis Samson and Dalila would mark Shirley Verrett's debut at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, but she cancelled at the last minute, something she does regularly. Safarty was called in to save the day. Safarty's voice has always been mediocre, and her technique, well, non-existent. She sings instinctively but, sadly, her lack of vocal control is notorious. Rather than condemn her performance, the reviews spoke of the singer's physique, very much in keeping with that of Delila, but the critics refrained from commenting on her operatic inadequacies.'

Este Samson et Dalila marcaría el debut de Shirley Verrett en el Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, que canceló como era bastante habitual en ella, a Sarfaty se la puso para salvar la situación, Su voz nunca tuvo calidad, y la técnica.... inexistente, canta por instinto pero es notorio la falta de control de su garganta, una pena. La crítica para no afear, hizo mención del físico de la cantante, muy apropiada para Dalila, pero de abstuvo de comentar las deficiencias vocales.(Si alguien quiere o puede traducirlo al inglés...)

This is mainly of interest for the febrile approach of Thomas Schippers to a score not usually associated him. Regina Sarfaty's unappealing voice makes her better at vengeance than seduction. James King makes a vibrant, young Samson but one misses the character's sensuality. The sound is mediocre but worth enduring for a scorching-hot Bacchanale.