The Pearl Fishers by Bizet, пет 03 мар 2023, от (2022/2023), диригент Sebastian Engel, Stadttheater Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany

With the opera The Pearl Fishers (Les pêcheurs de perles) , the only 24-year-old Georges Bizet achieved a real stroke of genius with what is probably the most beautiful male duet in the entire operatic literature (" Au fond du temple saint "). His memorable melody runs through the entire work like a leitmotif. But there are far more fascinating melodies to be discovered in this opera jewel. In the concert performance at the theaters in Krefeld and Mönchengladbach, the focus is entirely on the musical interpretation of the opera. The dramatic plot about an unfortunate love triangle between Zurga , the head of the pearl fishermen, Leila , the temple priestess, and Nadir , hunter and childhood friend of Zurga, is located in distant Sri Lanka (Ceylon at the time). In a grandiose way, Bizet succeeds in drawing an exotic atmosphere with his music, creating dramatic situations and characterizing the protagonists individually.