Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) - Georges Bizet
Information about the opera Les pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Contains some of Bizet's most beautiful music.
Synopsis
The opera is about two pearl fishers who vow to remain friends forever rather than become rivals for the love of a beautiful priestess.
Recommended recordings on CD
Plasson/Hendricks/Aler (EMI Classics 7243 CDS7 49837-2)
The main voices are perfect in this excellent recording.
Toulouse Capitole Chorus, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, conducted by Michel Plasson, 1989.
Cast: Barbara Hendricks (Leïla), John Aler (Nadir), Gino Quilico (Zurga), Jean-Phillipe Courtis (Nourabad).
EMI Classics 7243 CDS7 49837-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Viotti/Massis/Nakajima (Dynamic 33459)
A fine production, slightly let down by the tenor Nakajima as Nadir.
Venice Teatro la Fenice Orchestra, Venice Teatro la Fenice Chorus, conducted by Marcello Viotti, 2004.
Cast: Annick Massis (Leïla), Yasu Nakajima (Nadir), Luca Grassi (Zurga), Luigi De Donato (Nourabad).
Dynamic 33459
Also included in the boxed set:
Teatro La Fenice Opera Collection