Les Pecheurs de Perles

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T709438127 (ROH10) Concert PerformanceCompany Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor Antonio Pappano. Performer Nicole Cabell. Performer John Osborn. Performer Gerald Finley. Performer Raymond Aceto.
4 Oct 10 to 7 Oct 10	Royal Opera House, West End :: V377 listing details L279117862
T1062839263 (HOLLAND02) Sung in French with English surtitles. In association with Classic FMCompany Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Choreographer lland Park Opera (chorus). Director Vernon Mound. Conductor Brad Cohen. Design Jamie Vartan. Costume Charles Lester. Costume Patricia Lester. Choreographer Anthoula Papadakis. Lighting Hartley T A Kemp. Performer Matthew Hargreaves (mat)18/20/22). Performer Simon Thorpe (eve)/19/21). Performer Philippe Do (mat)19/21). Performer Nicholas Rawnsley (eve)19/21). Performer Valerie MacCarthy (mat)18/20/22). Performer Maureen Brathwaite (eve)19/21). Performer Keel Watson (Nourbad - all performances).
11 Jun 02 to 22 Jun 02	Holland Park Open Air Theatre, Inner London :: V203 listing details L236377737

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Opera or Operetta :: Bizet's excursion into the exotic world of Ceylonese fishermen is, in many ways, as evocative, dramatic and wonderfully unforgettable as his later super-hit, Carmen. The opera is best known for the duet Au fond du temple saint, but like most operas with a "signature" tune, one often realises that there is a great deal more of substance to be unearthed. Les pêcheurs de perles is as graceful and shimmering in style as one could wish with the composer giving it a high sense of drama throughout. The music is expertly paced and the opera is now a standard repertory piece. It tells the story of two friends, Zurga and Nadir, and how their friendship disintegrates under the weight of their passion for the priestess Leila. The storm clouds that gather threaten to bring the story to a catastrophic and inevitable conclusion, but history and the memory of past events offer salvation.

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Bizet