The Pearl Fishers

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Event The Pearl Fishers
Venue The Opera House (1977-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 20 July 1993
Last Date 30 July 1993
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
Richard Campion Director
Bruce Carson Singer Nourabad
Adrian Martin Singer Nadir
Roger Wilson Singer Zurga
Jenny Wollerman Singer Leila
Text Nationality France
Further Information Written when Bizet was 24. French conductor Marc Trainman conducts Wellington City Opera Chorus and Wellington Regional Orchestra.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 201191