THE MET: LIVE IN HD BIZET'S LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES
(THE PEARL FISHERS)
ACCLAIMED NEW PRODUCTION OF BIZET'S SWEEPING ROMANCE STARS DIANA DAMRAU, MATTHEW POLENZANI, AND MARIUSZ KWIECIEN
TRANSMITTED LIVE TO YOUR LOCAL MOVIE THEATER
SATURDAY, January 16, 2016 at 12:55 p.m.*
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THE MET: LIVE IN HD
Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers)
by Georges Bizet
Host: Patricia Racette
The Met's acclaimed new production of Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), a rarity by the composer of Carmen that has not been staged by the company in a century, will be transmitted on Live in HD for the first time on Saturday, January 16 at 12:55pm ET. Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and directed by Penny Woolcock, Bizet's sweeping romance tells the story of a beautiful Hindu priestess pursued by rival pearl divers competing for her hand. Diana Damrau leads the cast as the priestess Leïla, opposite Matthew Polenzani as Nadir, Mariusz Kwiecien as Zurga, and Nicolas Testé as the high priest Nourabad. Highlights of the score include "Au fond du temple saint," perhaps the best-known duet for two male voices in the operatic repertory.