The Pearl Fishers

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The Pearl Fishers is an opera by Georges Bizet, best known for its exotic Ceylon setting and the famous tenor-baritone duet "Au fond du temple saint."

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instanceOf opera
basedOn original story by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré
cataloguedAs Bizet’s early opera
character Léïla NERFINISHED
Nadir NERFINISHED
Nourabad NERFINISHED
Zurga NERFINISHED
composer Georges Bizet NERFINISHED
composerNationality French
countryOfPremiere France NERFINISHED
dateOfPremiere 1863-09-30
genre opera
hasFamousNumber tenor aria "Je crois entendre encore" NERFINISHED
tenor-baritone duet "Au fond du temple saint" NERFINISHED
language French
librettist Eugène Cormon NERFINISHED
Michel Carré NERFINISHED
notableAria Je crois entendre encore NERFINISHED
notableDuet Au fond du temple saint NERFINISHED
notableFor exotic Ceylon setting
famous tenor-baritone duet "Au fond du temple saint" NERFINISHED
numberOfActs 3
orchestration orchestra and voices
originalLanguageTitle Les pêcheurs de perles NERFINISHED
periodOfComposition 1863
placeOfPremiere Paris NERFINISHED
premiereCity Paris NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Théâtre Lyrique NERFINISHED
setting Ceylon NERFINISHED
ancient Ceylon NERFINISHED
structure three acts
style French Romantic opera
subjectMatter friendship
jealousy
love
sacrifice
timePeriodOfSetting antiquity
title Les pêcheurs de perles NERFINISHED
venueOfPremiere Théâtre Lyrique NERFINISHED
voiceTypeInCast baritone
bass
soprano
tenor
yearOfPremiere 1863

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Alfie Boe performedIn The Pearl Fishers