Name: Les Pêcheurs de perles
Start: 2002-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2002-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Minack Theatre

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Zoe Milton-Brown

Leila

Tenor

Randy Nichol

Nadir

Robert Watson

Baritone

Tim Baldwin

Zurga

Bass

Paul Breyer

Nourabad

Surrey Opera

Les Pêcheurs de perles -  (The Pearl Fishers)

Porthcurno

United Kingdom

Minack Theatre

Les Pêcheurs de perles

Public

The Pearl Fishers

Approved

For its third visit to Minack, Surrey Opera is delighted to present an exciting new (but traditional) production of Bizet’s popular opera sung in English.

A tale of love, jealousy and redemption, The Pearl Fishers will transport you to an exotic land where the ancient gods still rule. Bizet’s atmospheric score plunges the listener into the story from the very first note.

In a fishing village in ancient Ceylon, two men reaffirm their friendship (in the famous duet “Within the sacred temple”) after rivalry for the same woman has almost destroyed them both. But then she comes back into their lives. Betrayal and desire are the rules, turning friend against friend, pushing them all towards a terrifying climax of violence and desire.

Surrey Opera is renowned both locally and nationally for the high standard of its productions. The combination of experienced principal singers and a dedicated amateur chorus gives the performances an excitement and spontaneity not always seen on the professional stage. Standards are kept consistently high by the Artistic Director, Jonathan Butcher, by an excellent orchestra and by young producers from the professional companies.

With its dramatic seashore background, temples and storms, The Pearl Fishers could have been tailor-made for Minack. It will be performed with full chorus and orchestra.

Don’t miss this opportunity of seeing opera performed in a perfect setting!

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast