Organization

Singer

Soprano

Tetiana Miyus

Leila

Tenor

Andrzej Lampert

Nadir

Baritone

Dariusz Perczak

Zurga

Bass

Daeho Kim

Nourabad

Stage director

Ben Baur

Conductor

Marcus Merkel

Marius Burkert

Lighting designer

Costume designer

Uta Meenen

Set designer

Dramaturge

Jörg Rieker

Chorus master

Bernhard Schneider

Helmut Weidinger

Choreographer

Beate Vollack

Frédéric Antoun

Oper Graz

Others

Choir & extra choir Bernhard Schneider

French

Les Pêcheurs de perles -  (The Pearl Fishers)

Graz

Austria

Opernhaus Graz

Hauptbühne

Les Pêcheurs de perles Bizet

Public

The Pearl Fishers

German

Approved

Ein erster Einblick in die Oper "Die Perlenfischer" von Georges Bizet. Mehr Informationen: https://oper-graz.buehnen-graz.com/production-details/die-perlenfi...

Which bond is stronger, that of love or that of friendship? When Zurga, who had just been elected leader by the Ceylon pearl fishermen, and Nadir meet again after a long time, the bond of friendship has already been broken: They both once loved the same woman, the priestess Leïla, whose magical effect she demonstrated in one of the most beautiful duets sing about the opera literature (“Au fond du temple saint”). For the sake of friendship, both renounced this love, but Nadir found no peace in the heart. When Leïla is appointed as a priestess to protect the pearl fishermen who risk life and limb in the search for the most beautiful pearls, the drama takes its course: friends become rivals, passion wins, and Leïla, who vows chastity, is for always dirty.
When, in 1863, at the age of just 24, Georges Bizet, who was awarded the prestigious Rome Prize, created “Die Perlenfischer” for the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris, Ceylon had been under British colonial rule for decades. The work cleverly combines “simplicity and the appearance of the alien” (according to the musicologist Anselm Gerhard) and, according to Hector Berlioz, allows Bizet to receive “the greatest honor”.
This triangular story is set in scene by Ben Baur, who created atmospheric and emotional productions in Graz with “Roméo et Juliette” and “Il Trovatore”.

English

The Pearl Fishers by Bizet, From (2021/2022), Directed by Ben Baur, Beate Vollack,, Conductor Marcus Merkel, Marius Burkert, Opernhaus Graz, Graz, Austria

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