The Pearl Fishers

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Event The Pearl Fishers
Venue The Opera House (1977-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 22 April 1986
Last Date 28 April 1986
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Set in Ceylon, and seldom performed. Leila is a Brahmin priestess, sworn to a life of celibacy. The plot involves love, betrayal, jealousy, and death as Leila and one of the pearl fishers, Nadir, defy social and religious laws by falling in love. This unleashes the wrath of the whole community, and in particular the spurned Zurga, Nadir's friend and the leader of the pearl fishers. Torn between his love for both Nadir and Leila and his jealousy and anger at their treachery, Zurga must decide their fate….
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Georges Bizet Composer
Raymond Boyce Designer
Raymond Boyce Director
Gaye Carrington-Smith Singer
Christopher Doig Singer
Paul Neal Singer
Roger Wilson Singer
Jenny Wollerman Singer Leila
Text Nationality France
Further Information Written when Bizet was 24.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 198181