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GEORGES BIZET The Pearl Fishers
Kathryn Radcliffe
Victorian Opera presents
The Pearl Fishers
Les pêcheurs de perles
SEMI-STAGED OPERA IN THREE ACTS
Composer Georges Bizet
Librettist Michel Carré and Eugène Cormon
Conductor Richard Mills
Stage Direction Elizabeth Hill-Cooper
Cast
Leïla Kathryn Radcliffe
Nadir Carlos E. Bárcenas
Zurga Stephen Marsh
Nourabad Teddy Tahu Rhodes
Orchestra Victoria
Concertmaster Sulki Yu
22 April 2021
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Original premiere 30 September 1863, Théâtre-Lyrique, Paris
Duration 2 h 40, including one interval
Sung in French with English surtitles
Production
Production Team Chorus
Stage Manager Soprano
Meg Deyell Elizabeth Barrow
Deputy Stage Manager Kirilie Blythman
Marina Milankovic Teresa Ingrilli
Jane Magao
Sound Engineer
Diana Simpson
Jim Atkins
Emily Uhlrich
Costume Supervisor Georgia Wilkinson
Mel Serjeant
Costume Assistant Mezzo-Soprano
Amelia Peace Emily Barber-Briggs
Hair and Makeup Kerrie Bolton
Linda Cowell Rebecca Crabtree
Shakira Dugan
Heather Fletcher
Music Preparation Emma Muir-Smith
Chorus Ursula Paez
Richard Mills, Phoebe Briggs
Tenor
Principal Repetiteur
Alastair Cooper-Golec
Phoebe Briggs
Irving Dekterev
Repetiteur Ernst Ens
Phillipa Safey Fraser Findlay
Douglas Kelly
Acknowledgements Timothy Reynolds
Surtitles courtesy of Opera Australia. Cameron Sibly
Baritone/Bass
Robert Campbell
Darcy Carroll
Nick Cowall
James Emerson
Oliver Mann
Alex Pokryshevsky
Peter Tregear
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Orchestra
Violin Tutti Principal Third Horn
Concertmaster Sarah Cuming Linda Hewett
Sulki Yu Philippa Gardner Sharon Hatton +
Tania Hardy-Smith Anton Schroeder ++++
Principal First Violin Andrea Taylor Robert Shirley +
Yi Wang
Double Bass Trumpet
Principal Second Violin Section Principal Section Principal
Monica Naselow Stuart Riley Mark Fitzpatrick
Associate Principal First Violin Associate Principal Associate Principal
Erica Kennedy Kylie Davies +++ Timothy Francis
Associate Principal First Violin Tutti Tutti
Tomomi Brennan Matthew Thorne Anthony Pope
Tutti Flute Trombone
Rebecca Adler Section Principal Section Principal
Binny Baik Lisa-Maree Amos Scott Evans
Alyssa Conrau
Rachel Gamer Associate Principal Associate Principal
Matthew Hassall Karen Schofield § Kieran Conrau +++
Rachael Hunt
John Noble Principal Piccolo Principal Bass Trombone
Christine Ruiter Rebecca Johnson ++ Benjamin Anderson
Lucy Warren
Tony Zhai Oboe Timpani
Natasha Lakkis * Acting Section Principal Section Principal
Jenny Khafagi +++ Joshua de Graaf Guy du Blêt
Viola Principal Cor Anglais Percussion
Section Principal Dafydd Camp Section Principal
Paul McMillan Mathew Levy
Clarinet
Associate Principal Section Principal Associate Principal
Tom Higham Paul Champion James Townsend +++
Stephen Falk +
Tutti Associate Principal
Jason Bunn Justin Beere Harp
Nadine Delbridge Yuko Tomonaga ++++
Ceridwen Davies + Bassoon
Beth Hemming + Section Principal
Lucinda Cran
§ On leave
Cello
* Richard Bonynge Orchestral Fellow
Section Principal Principal Contrabassoon + Guest Musician
Melissa Chominsky Timothy Murray ++ Guest Principal
+++ Guest Associate Principal
Associate Principal Horn ++++ Guest Section Principal
Diane Froomes Section Principal
For a complete listing of the
Jasen Moulton § musicians of Orchestra Victoria, visit:
orchestravictoria.com.au
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Welcome
Welcome to Victorian Opera’s appreciation for different passages
concert production of Georges and phrases of this masterwork. I
Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers at Arts Centre trust you will make new discoveries
Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl. tonight… you may even find a pearl.
Since its Paris premiere in 1863, Bizet’s Dive in and enjoy!
story of brotherhood and love has
long carried the sweet perfume of
ELIZABETH HILL-COOPER
French romanticism. It is the perfect
CEO, Victorian Opera
chocolate box opera to enjoy under
the stars and Victorian Opera is
thrilled to present it for you Live at the
Bowl.
Emerging from a year away from live
performance, we are delighted to
collaborate with Orchestra Victoria
and the Victorian Opera Chorus. Their
combined forces are a joy to hear
once again!
Many of our favourite artists headline
this concert production of The Pearl
Fishers; we warmly welcome back
soprano Kathryn Radcliffe, tenor
Carlos E. Bárcenas, baritone and
recipient of the Stubbs/Roberts
Opera Prize Stephen Marsh, and bass-
baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes. They are
a mighty cast and all proud Victorians.
For first timers and opera aficionados
alike, a treasure trove of music and
lyricism awaits. Throughout my career,
I have had the pleasure of working on
this opera countless times. With each
experience I have developed a new
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Conductor’s Note
Les Pêcheurs de Perles first saw the both houses funded by the state. It
light of day in September 1863 at the was almost impossible for French
independent Théâtre-Lyrique run by composers to score an opportunity
Parisian impresario Leon Carvalho. in either of these theatres, which
Bizet already had some form as an concentrated on foreign repertoire
opera composer, despite his youth at the expense of work by the French.
(24 years old at the time); he had won It was left for the composers of Paris
both a competition run by Jacques to fend for themselves; some did so
Offenbach with his one act opera brilliantly, Offenbach founding his
Le docteur miracle and had also won own commercially successful theatre,
the prestigious Prix de Rome which Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens, and
allowed him to live at a subsidised villa some independent operators like Leon
in Rome on a stipend for three years. Carvalho at his Théâtre-Lyrique.
He was obliged to send a finished
It was Carvalho who offered Bizet
work back to Paris each year; two of
his first commission: Les Pêcheurs de
which, a hymn and a comic opera Don
Perles. Time has revealed the score to
Procopio find recycling opportunities
be deeply original in musical language
in Les Pêcheurs de Perles as the chorus
and orchestrated with a masterful
‘Brahma, Divin Brahma’ and the Act
poetic sense. It is hard to understand
One finale ‘Ah chante, chante encore’.
the general hostility surrounding
Bizet had a difficult life. Despite his the first performance, one reviewer
extraordinary talents, he could not noting: “There are neither fishermen
make a living as a composer. His works in the libretto nor pearls in the music”.
were not really universally acclaimed Hector Berlioz alone recognised the
during his lifetime and he made a beauty of Bizet’s work which we value
living teaching and making piano today as a unique expression of the
reductions of operas and orchestral perfumed sensibility of the French
works. He was strongly influenced, if romantic preoccupation with the
not taught by Charles Gounod, and exotic translated into a memorable
was also a friend of the young Camille work that has become a staple of the
Saint-Saëns. He died believing his final opera repertoire.
opera Carmen to be a failure, in fact its
hostile reception probably contributed
to his early death. RICHARD MILLS
Conductor
The opera industry in nineteenth Artistic Director, Victorian Opera
century Paris was dominated by the
Paris Opera and the Opéra-Comique,
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Synopsis
Act 1 Nadir recognises the priestess as
Leïla and, gazing affectionately at her,
On a beach, a group of fishermen
affirms his love and swears to protect
celebrate the commencement of
her from all danger.
the pearl fishing season. They select
Zurga to be their king. Zurga gratefully
accepts the role and their confidence Act 2
in his abilities. Nadir, a woodsman,
Inside a ruined temple, Nourabad
arrives after a long absence and
reminds Leïla of her oath to pray for
recounts his time in the jungle. Zurga
the safe return of the fishermen and
and Nadir were once friends and
to keep faithful to her vows. Leïla tells
reminisce of their past rivalry for
Nourabad not to fear, she will honour
the hand of the enchanting priestess
her vow. She recounts a promise
Leïla, whom they had seen together
made when merely a child to shelter a
at the Brahman temple in the town of
fugitive whose life was in danger and
Kandy. Despite their past rivalry, they
required protection. As reward for
swear that the oath of friendship they
keeping her promise, the fugitive gave
pledged has never been broken.
her the necklace she wears by way of
In the distance a boat is seen which thanks.
carries the unknown virgin priestess
When Leïla is left alone, she recalls
whose duty it is to pray for the safety
the love that fills her heart. She senses
of the fishermen. Zurga tells Nadir
Nadir’s presence. Hearing his voice
and the other fishermen that she is
from a distance, the passion reignites.
veiled and must not be approached
Nadir reaches the sanctuary and
during her prayer vigil. The priestess
declares his love for Leïla. She begs
arrives accompanied by Nourabad,
him to leave but agrees to meet him
an elder priest. The village welcomes
the following day.
them. Zurga swears in the priestess
as protectress of the fishermen and On leaving, Nadir is spotted by
tells that should she betray her oath, Nourabad and captured by the
she will be put to death. The priestess guards. Nourabad accuses the lovers
embraces her duty as protectress. of sacrilege and the crowd cries for
vengeance. A storm approaches. The
enraged crowd attempts to kill the
lovers. Zurga rushes in and declares as
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king, he alone will decide their fate. the fugitive many years prior be sent
to her mother. Zurga recognises the
Zurga wishes to protect his friend
necklace as his own.
Nadir and leans towards mercy.
Nourabad tears the veil from Leïla and A funeral pyre has been erected for
on recognition of the priestess and the guilty lovers to be put to death.
Nadir’s broken oath, Zurga declares Nourabad leads Leïla to the pyre
they will be punished for their crimes. where Nadir is already in chains. As
The storm rages and the crowd pray the two lovers are about to be killed,
to Brahma. Zurga separates the lovers a glow from the distant village can be
and they are taken away. seen. Zurga rushes in and declares it
is on fire. The crowd rush to fight the
flames. Zurga tells Nadir and Leïla that
Act 3
he set fire to the village. He shows the
Alone in his tent and with the storm necklace belonging to Leïla and reveals
abating, Zurga laments his friend’s it was once his and that she saved him
deceit. Leïla appears and declares she from death long ago. He unfastens
will willingly die but pleads for Nadir. their chains and tells them to flee. The
Zurga, consumed by jealousy at the lovers make their escape and are seen
idea of losing Leïla to Nadir, declares in the distance, safe from harm. Zurga
that the sentence of death shall be is left to face his destiny.
carried out. Leïla, accepting this fate,
asks that the necklace gifted to her by
Rehearsal Room
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Creatives and Cast
Victorian Opera’s Artistic Director Richard Mills, AM, is an
internationally recognised composer pursuing a diverse nation-
wide career as conductor, artistic director, and advisor. Having
conducted all of Australia’s major symphony orchestras and
opera companies Richard also has an extensive discography of
orchestral compositions, including his own works. This year Richard
conducts The Pearl Fishers, Voss (Meale) and a new commissioned
Christmas oratorio for Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Richard’s
commissioned works include concertos, symphonic works,
ballet and chamber music, song cycles and his operas, Summer
of the Seventeenth Doll, Batavia and Love of the Nightingale. He is
Richard Mills currently an Associate Professor, Faculty of Music, University
Conductor of Melbourne.
Winner of the 2014 Herald-Sun Aria, Melbourne-based soprano
Kathryn Radcliffe has recently made several important débuts -
Delia in Il viaggio a Reims for Opera Australia, The Queen in The
Princess and the Pea for Victorian Opera and as Frasquita in Carmen
for the Tasmanian Symphony. In 2021, she sings Leila in Victorian
opera’s production of The Pearl Fishers. For VO, she also performed
The Blue Fairy in Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty and Echo in Kevin
March’s new opera Echo and Narcissus. She made her Vienna debut
in a small role in The Cunning Little Vixen.
Kathryn Radcliffe
Leïla
Colombian-born, Carlos holds a Bachelor of Music
Performance and a Master of Music (Opera Performance)
at the University of Melbourne. His roles have included
Alexander (Il Re Pastore, Mozart), Michael (Pecan Summer,
Cheetham), Tony (Masterclass by Terrence McNally 2018),
Arnoldo (Guillaume Tell, Rossini), Elvino (La Sonnambula,
Donizetti), Tebaldo (I Capuleti e I Montecchi, Bellini), Edgardo
(Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti), Steuermann (The Flying
Dutchman, Wagner), Maese Pedro (Master Peter’s Puppet Show,
de Falla). Carlos appeared as Prince April in Victorian Opera’s
production of Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty and makes his role
Carlos E. Bárcenas debut as Nadir in Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers. He received a Green
Nadir Room Award for his performance in The Flying Dutchman.
P. 10 Victorian Opera 2021 The Pearl FishersStephen Marsh is a 29-year-old baritone from Geelong, Victoria
currently under the tutelage of renowned baritone Roger Howell.
Stephen was a member of the Melba Opera Trust for both 2018
and 2019. As well as working professionally with Victorian Opera
since 2017, Stephen is the inaugural recipient of Victorian Opera’s
Michael Stubbs and Malcolm Roberts Opera Prize for 2021. He is also
an Associate of Melbourne Opera’s Richard Divall Emerging Artist
Programme. In 2021, Stephen reprised the role of The Woodcutter in
Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty. He also makes his role debut of Zurga
in Victorian Opera’s production of Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers, as well as
Stephen Marsh Marcello in La bohème in Switzerland.
Zurga
New Zealand bass-baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes has performed
with the international opera companies of San Francisco, Austin,
Washington, Philadelphia, Dallas, Cincinnati, Houston, New York,
the Hamburg Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich), Théâtre
du Châtelet (Paris), Theater an der Wien (Vienna), Welsh National
Opera and Scottish Opera. On the concert platform, he is a regular
guest with all the major Australasian orchestras. Other engagements
include recitals at Sydney’s Utzon Room and in Washington DC,
three national tours with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the
BBC Proms. He debuted at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2009. His
Teddy Tahu Rhodes numerous accolades include an ARIA (Best Classical Record for The
Voice), two Helpmann Awards and the 2006 Limelight Award. Most
Nourabad
recently, he has been honoured with a Green Room Award for Best
Male Artist in a Leading Role for his performance of Don Giovanni
for Opera Australia plus a MO Award (Operatic Performer of the
Year).
Victorian Opera 2021 The Pearl Fishers P. 11About Us
Reimagining the potential of opera and musical theatre, for
everyone
Victorian Opera is the state opera an Australian Major Performing
company of Victoria. We make creative, Arts company in 2019. In 2021 we
accessible and affordable work for will transition to the newly formed
everyone while adventurously evolving National Performing Arts Partnership
our art form. Framework.
Since the company was founded in As the world went into lockdown, we
October 2005, Victorian Opera has got to work; sharing our passion far and
entertained hundreds of thousands wide with a range of web series and
of people with our imaginative online performances. Returning home
approach to opera and musical theatre. to the stage, we embrace the new
Each year, we premiere at least normal and will continue to perform in
one new Australian opera and have Victoria’s finest theatres and concert
commissioned 32 new works since our halls to give our audiences the best
formation. possible and safest experience.
We employ hundreds of people across Be it live or online, Victorian Opera is
the creative industries, recruit some of here to inspire you.
the finest local singers, and collaborate
with Australia’s leading companies,
venues and learning institutions.
The next generation of talent is
developed from the ground up through
the Victorian Opera Youth Chorus
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Ensemble (VOYCE) and our innovative
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We also stage opera in Tasmania
biennially to share the joy of our art
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P. 12 Victorian Opera 2021 The Pearl FishersOur Team
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Carlos E. Bárcenas
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Victorian Opera 2021 The Pearl Fishers P. 13Thank You
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Victorian Opera 2021 The Pearl Fishers P. 15Orchestra Victoria
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P. 16 Victorian Opera 2021 The Pearl FishersOur Partners
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