Bizet's The Pearl Fishers
Thomas Lebrun (stage director), Victorien Vanoosten (conductor) — With Anne-Catherine Gillet (Leïla), Mathias Vidal (Nadir), Alexandre Duhamel (Zurga)...
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Cast
Thomas Lebrun — Choreographer, stage director
Raphaël Cottin — Artistic collaboration
Angelo Smimmo — Assistant stage director
Antoine Fontaine — Set designer
David Belugou — Costume designer
Patrick Méeüs — Lighting
Anne-Catherine Gillet — Leïla
Mathias Vidal — Nadir
Alexandre Duhamel — Zurga
Jean-Fernand Setti — Nourabad
Ballet de l’Opéra national du Capitole
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Victorien Vanoosten — Conductor
Program notes
Georges Bizet was not yet 25 when the Opéra-Comique in Paris commissioned a new opera from him. In the span of a few short months, the young composer produced Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), which premiered on September 30, 1863.
Zurga and Nadir (played by the superb Alexandre Duhamel and Mathias Vidal), two pearl fishers from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), glimpse and fall in love with the priestess Leïla (the talented Anne-Catherine Gillet), which nearly ruins their friendship. They mutually renounce Leila and vow to remain friends, but Nadir is unable to keep his vow, and Zurga, newly chosen as the village leader, orders his execution—but will he change his mind and allow Nadir and Leila to live in peace?
This striking staging from Thomas Lebrun at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse brings Bizet's masterpiece to life brilliantly!
