Premiering 12 years before Carmen, Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers is a spellbinding, lyrical gem in its own right. Its very famous duet “La fond au temple saint” underscores the bond at the heart of the conflict between pearl fishers Zurga and Nadir: both are in love with the priestess Leďla. Grand choral passages and exotic dance sequences make it an intoxicating spectacle, in a production designed by Zandra Rhodes, internationally-renowned fashion designer. Former Resident Artists Sean Panikkar and Craig Verm (both in The Grapes of Wrath, 2008), return as Nadir and Zurga, alongside soprano Leah Partridge as Leila and Andrew Gangestad as Nourabad, both in their Pittsburgh Opera debuts. Andrew Sinclair, from Royal Opera House Covent Garden, directs Music Director Antony Walker conducts.
• All performances of The Pearl Fishers are at the Benedum Center. • UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD: Sung in French with English texts projected above the stage. • Estimated run time is 2 hours, 5 minutes with 1 intermission. • Join us one hour before each performance for the Pre-Opera Talk. Free to all performance ticketholders, Pre-Opera Talks are full of insights on the opera, the composer, and more!
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