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The Pearl Fishers

Nicole Cabell sings the role of Leila, the woman Zurga and Nadir both fall in love with in Bizet's The Pearl Fishers.

Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus

December 4, 2010, 1:00 pm

Composer: Georges Bizet
Conductor: Antonio Pappano

 

Cast: Nicole Cabell (Leila); John Osborne (Nadir); Gerald Finley (Zurga); Raymond Aceto (Nourabad)

 

Yes, Bizet did write something besides Carmen! No less a critic than Hector Berlioz described The Pearl Fishers, Bizet's "other" opera, as "beautiful and expressive ... filled with fire and rich coloring." This concert performance comes to us fresh from the 2010-11 season at Covent Garden.

Learn more at NPR World of Opera »