[PAR] [TLE] Léontine de Maësen [SEP] Léontine de Maësen (15 July 1835 – 1906) was a Belgian coloratura soprano active on the opera stages of France from 1858 to 1868.  She is most remembered today for having created the role of Leïla in Bizet's 1863 opera, "Les pêcheurs de perles". [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] Léontine de Maësen [ SEP ] Léontine de Maësen ( 15 July 1835 – 1906 ) was a Belgian coloratura soprano active on the opera stages of France from 1858 to 1868 . She is most remembered today for having created the role of Leïla in Bizet 's 1863 opera , " Les pêcheurs de perles " . [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 .
Léontine de Maësen (15 July 1835 – 1906) was a Belgian coloratura soprano active on the opera stages of France from 1858 to 1868, most remembered today for having created the role of Leïla in Bizet's 1863 opera in three acts, titled what?
Léontine de Maësen ( 15 July 1835 – 1906 ) was a Belgian coloratura soprano active on the opera stages of France from 1858 to 1868 , most remembered today for having created the role of Leïla in Bizet 's 1863 opera in three acts , titled what ?
Les pêcheurs de perles
Les pêcheurs de perles