New for 2010
The Pearl Fishers
by Georges Bizet
Full details coming soon
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SCO is the City of Swansea's flag-ship opera company, touring high quality opera to venues throughout the UK, including Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Our new production for 2010 is The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet
Our production of The Pearl Fishers was so successful when touring in 2005/6 that many theatres have requested its revival. The previous production received very good reviews and was one of the most popular operas we have toured. This time it will be sung in English. We are pleased that Nick Ransley, our superb Nadir from the last production has agreed to sing for us again in 2010.
Ancient Ceylon is the setting for Bizet's steamy tale of a tautly woven friendship, loyalty and forbidden love. The brave fishermen, Zurga and Nadir, recall a pact they made not to pursue Leila; a woman for whom both had developed a deep affection. When a veiled virgin arrives to pray for the fisherman on their upcoming expedition, the real pearl remains hidden - her true identity. When Leila finally reveals herself, she pits the old friends against each other in a deadly love-triangle.
The score of The Pearl Fishers is ceaselessly seductive and of course contains one of the most famous and beautiful operatic duets ever written for tenor and baritone - 'Au Fond du Temple Saint'.
What the papers say……
Huddersfield Daily Examiner........ Pearl of a show! A splendid evening…
South Wales Evening Post......... Utterly glorious, ……a heavenly rendition of the duet
Sung in: English
Please call back soon for more information and we look forward to welcoming you soon at a performance near you!
Please note, our associated company, Opera Box, may also have a performance near you soon ...
Please visit the Opera Box Web site to view their current repertoire
Please also click here to visit the Web site of The Opera School Wales, our well-established, post-graduate training school for talented young Artists.
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