Les pêcheurs de perles at Theater an der Wien

Dates: (11/16/2014 - 11/30/2014 )

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Theater an der Wien

Linke Wienzeile 6
Wien,Wien A - 1060

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In the course of exoticism were in the 19th century in the opera Schauplätz remote and seemingly exotic musical elements much in style. 1863 Georges Bizet received by the Director of the Théâtre Lyrique the order, also to compose such a piece - it was Bizet's first great opera, which he was present. The triangle story from the pen of experienced librettists Cormon and Carré offered strange rituals, beautiful native Between them is the same feeling as in the towers are lit settled in the Old World pieces.

The Pearl Fishers expect the consecrated virgin, which is to settle down with their prayers the sea, so that fishermen can do their work safely. Zurga, their new leader, and his friend, the hunter Nadir had, was once in love with the same girl, but vowed that for the sake of their friendship to forego both on them. But Nadir has the oath secretly broken and the girl approached. As the veiled Virgin pulls up, they must swear never to belong to a man. At the sound of her voice but Nadir recognizes her immediately in that girl he loves, Leila. At night, take the lovers, but are caught by the high priest Nourabad. Zurga must both be condemned to death. First he wants to pardon his friend and the Virgin pity, but as Nourabad tearing down the veil of the Virgin and thus Zurga nadir has to discover fraud, he condemned the couple full of jealous rage to death. He quickly regretted his decision, especially since he learns of Leila, who asks for the life of Nadir that it has Zurga once saved his life. When the lovers are led to execution, puts Zurga fire in the camp of fishermen to give opportunity to escape in the resulting chaos Nadir and Leila.

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Opera in three acts (1863)
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Florentin Carré

In French with German surtitles
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Director Lotte de Beer
Set design Marouscha Levy
Light design Alex Brok
Video Finn Ross
Costume design Jorine van Beek
Dramaturgy Peter te Nuyl
Leila Diana Damrau
Nadir Dmitry Korchak
Zurga Nathan Gunn
Nourabad Nicolas Testé
Orchestra ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Chorus Arnold Schoenberg Choir

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