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."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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ⓘ
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
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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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