Klaus Nomi: Samson and Delilah ( Aria) Mon coeur souvre a ta voix

Toward the end of the show, the lights dimmed and the room was filled with a thundering musical ovation. The curtains opened and the spotlight the end of the show, the lights dimmed and the room was filled with a thundering musical ovation. The curtains opened and the spotlight fell on a strange, unearthly presence wearing a black gown, clear plastic cape, and white gloves. As the orchestral refrain from SaintSaens Samson And Delila was played, this strange Weimar version of Mickey Mouse began singing in an angelic voice. I still get goose pimples when I think about it, remembers Joey Arias, who was in the audience that night. Everyone became completely quite until it was Steven Hager, Art After Midnight: The East Village Scene1986 St. Martin s Press, excerpts Samson et Dalila by SaintSaëns (Mon coeur s ouvre a ta voix).