from Act II 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: The ruins of a Hindu temple in Ceylon in ancient times

Synopsis: Léïla realizes that she loves Nadir. She sings of this newfound love and the care with which Nadir guards her from harm.

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.

from Act I of the French opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles by Georges Bizet

Libretto: Michel Carré

Role: Nadir, a fisherman

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: lyric tenor

Setting: A wild and rocky shore on the coast of Ceylon in ancient times

Synopsis: In the past, Nadir had fallen in love with a beautiful Brahman priestess named Léïla at a Brahman temple. Now, a veiled priestess has come to his village and he recognizes her as Léïla. He sings of his love for her which has not been diminished by the time they have spent apart.

from Act III, Scene 1 of the French opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles by Georges Bizet

Libretto: Michel Carré

Role: Zurga, the king of the fishermen

Voice Part: baritone       Fach: dramatic baritone|lyric baritone

Setting: An Indian tent in Ceylon in ancient times

Synopsis: Zurga has broken off his friendship with Nadir because Nadir disobeyed his order to leave the priestess Léïla alone. Instead Nadir and Léïla have fallen in love. Zurga's mind is unsettled and restless like the storm which only recently has ceased.