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The Pearl Fishers

By Georges Bizet

This production was so successful when touring in 2005/6 that many theatres have requested its revival. Book early for what is sure to be an incredibly popular night of opera.

A fishing village in ancient Ceylon (Sri Lanka) is the setting for Bizet's steamy tale of a tautly woven friendship, loyalty and forbidden love. The brave fishermen, Zurga and Nadir, recall a pact they made not to pursue Leila; a woman for whom both had developed a deep affection. When a veiled virgin arrives to pray for the fisherman on their upcoming expedition, the real pearl remains hidden - her true identity. When Leila finally reveals herself, she pits the old friends against each other in a deadly love-triangle.

This Swansea City Opera production is a visual and dramatic spectacle with vibrant costumes and a torrent of passion, loyalty and tension that is sure to enthrall audiences.

The Pearl Fishers is an exquisite combination of emotional turmoil and pervasive sadness, containing a ceaselessly seductive score with one of the most famous and beautiful operatic duets ever written for tenor and baritone - ‘Au Fond du Temple Saint’. It is beautifully performed in English by some of the finest singers and orchestral players in the country.

What the papers say…….

Huddersfield Daily Examiner   Pearl of a show! A splendid evening…

South Wales Evening Post  Utterly glorious, ……a heavenly rendition of the duet

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