Les Pêcheurs de perles - Opéra en Trois Actes (The Pearl Fishers - Opera in Three Acts)
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SKU: PE.EP7700
Urtext. Composed by Georges Bizet. This edition: Urtext. Opera Vocal Scores. Edition Peters. Book. Edition Peters #98-EP7700. Published by Edition Peters (PE.EP7700).ISBN 9790577010359. English.
This major new Urtext edition of Bizet's classic opera is a reconstruction of Bizet's original intentions as indicated in the vocal score he himself prepared in 1864. With the original French text and an English translation by David Parry, and supported by complete orchestral material, this is both an authoritative and practical edition:
Unique sources
Includes information derived from documentation of French productions of Bizet's time - aspects not preserved in the scores or librettos at the time, nor represented in other current editions.
Informative and practical
A comprehensive preface provides fascinating background information to the edition and practical guidance to the performance of Les Pecheurs de Perles.
Notable Performances
* 2010: English National Opera, Royal Opera House, Zurich
* 2012: Opera Comique, Concertgebouw
* 2014: Theater an der Wien
* 2015: Nederlandse Reisoper, Metropolitan Opera
performance material is available on a rental basis