The Pearl Fishers (In French, Les pêcheurs de perles) is a three-act opera by Georges Bizet, to a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michael Carré. While not nearly as popular as his far more famous Carmen, it contains a wealth of attractive music and has found some popularity despite its weak libretto. It received its premiere on 30 September 1863 at the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris.
The story follows a fairly formulaic plot after the traditions of the grand opéra style, featuring a love triangle set in the exotic ___location of Ceylon. Notably, the two librettists expressed regret that they had not been aware of Bizet's talent at the time of the libretto's composition; otherwise, they contended, they would have supplied him with a better text. It survives largely through recordings, in particular the famous tenor aria "Je crois entendre encore," and the tenor-baritone duet "Au fond du temple saint". The latter duet came in a No 1. in Australia's ABC Classic FM 'The Classic 100 Opera', a poll where the population voted for the one moment in opera they could not live without.
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Video clip of Roberto Alagna and Bryn Terfel performing "Au fond du temple saint".
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