Description
The Pearlfishers
Bizet
A Frenchman’s exotic imaginings of Ancient Ceylon transform the Opera Theatre when Bizet’s The Pearlfishers returns with an exciting young cast under the baton of French conductor Guillaume Tourniaire. Listen for the famous duet ‘Au fond du temple’, or ‘In the depths of the temple’, voted No 1 by Australians in ABC’s Classic 100 Opera.
Join Zurga and Nadir on the shores of the Indian Ocean. Hear their solemn vow. See their friendship tested by an uncontrollable passion. Revel in the music, the drama, the glorious trappings of this beautiful tale.
This handsome production, created by Ann-Margret Pettersson with designs by John Conklin and Clare Mitchell, is as captivating as ever - a stunning confection of masks and veils, fire and water, gold and silver – while Bizet’s music, full of soaring melodies and atmospheric vocal ensembles, continues to top the operatic charts. Bizet’s duet, ‘In the Depths of the Temple’, has been a showstopper since it was first performed.
But not everyone knows the spectacular arias of the virgin princess Léïla, the moving choruses, the inventive orchestral colours and beguiling dances which take you to far off lands.
Hear an excerpt of the famous duet, ‘Au fond du temple’, and catch a glimpse of the production to come
Performed in French with English surtitles.
Venue: Opera Theatre
Dates: 4 July – 4 August, 2012.
Duration: Approximately two hours and twenty minutes including two twenty-minute intervals.
Visit Opera Australia for more information on their 2012 season
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