from Act I of the French opera
Les Pêcheurs de Perles by Georges Bizet
Libretto: Michel Carré
Role: Léïla, a priestess of Brahma
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric coloratura
Setting: A wild and rocky shore on the coast of Ceylon in ancient times
Synopsis: Léïla invokes Brahma in order to ward off the evil spirits while the fishermen of the village are at sea.