An opera in three acts
Libretto by Carre and Cormon
English translation by Geoffrey Dunn
Music by Bizet Sadler's Wells Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Marcus Dods)
Sadler's Wells Orchestra
(Leader. Walter Price )
Conducted by Vilem Tausky
Producer, Basil Coleman
From Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
(by arrangement with Sadler's Wells Trust, Ltd.)
The action is set in Ceylon and takes place within a period of about twelve boon
Act 1
The pearl fishers' encampment on the sea shore. Late afternoon
7.66 app. Interval
8.6 app. Act 2
A ruined Hindu temple. Night.
8.45 app. Interval
8.55 app. Act 3
Scene 1: Zurga's tent. Night
Scene 2: A lonely place by the sea, shortly before dawn
René Elvin writes on page 7