[PAR] [TLE] Au fond du temple saint [SEP] "Au fond du temple saint " ("At the back of the holy temple") is a duet from Georges Bizet's 1863 opera "Les pêcheurs de perles".  The libretto was written by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré.  Generally known as "The Pearl Fishers' Duet", it is one of the best-known numbers in Western opera.  It is sung by Nadir (tenor) and Zurga (baritone) in act 1. [PAR] [TLE] Les pêcheurs de perles [SEP] Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) is an opera in three acts by the French composer Georges Bizet, to a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré.  It was premiered on 30 September 1863 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris, and was given 18 performances in its initial run.  Set in ancient times on the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the opera tells the story of how two men's vow of eternal friendship is threatened by their love for the same woman, whose own dilemma is the conflict between secular love and her sacred oath as a priestess.  The friendship duet "Au fond du temple saint ", generally known as "The Pearl Fishers Duet", is one of the best-known in Western opera.
[PAR] [TLE] Au fond du temple saint [ SEP ] " Au fond du temple saint " ( " At the back of the holy temple " ) is a duet from Georges Bizet 's 1863 opera " Les pêcheurs de perles " . The libretto was written by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré . Generally known as " The Pearl Fishers ' Duet " , it is one of the best - known numbers in Western opera . It is sung by Nadir ( tenor ) and Zurga ( baritone ) in act 1 . [PAR] [TLE] Les pêcheurs de perles [ SEP ] Les pêcheurs de perles ( The Pearl Fishers ) is an opera in three acts by the French composer Georges Bizet , to a libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré . It was premiered on 30 September 1863 at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris , and was given 18 performances in its initial run . Set in ancient times on the island of Ceylon ( Sri Lanka ) , the opera tells the story of how two men 's vow of eternal friendship is threatened by their love for the same woman , whose own dilemma is the conflict between secular love and her sacred oath as a priestess . The friendship duet " Au fond du temple saint " , generally known as " The Pearl Fishers Duet " , is one of the best - known in Western opera .
"The Pearl Fishers' Duet" is a famous libretto from the opera Les pêcheurs de perles, by which French composer?
" The Pearl Fishers ' Duet " is a famous libretto from the opera Les pêcheurs de perles , by which French composer ?
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet