What is The Pearl Fishers?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Young Georges Bizet.png|thumb|Bizet about 1860]] '''''The Pearl Fishers''''' is an [[opera]] by [[Georges Bizet]]. The [[libretto]] was written by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré. It was first performed in [[Paris]] on 30 September 1863. The opera is set in ancient [[Ceylon]], which is now called Sri Lanka. It tells the story of two men who are best friends, but love the same woman, who is a priestess. It was generally disliked at the time, especially by the newspapers. After his death, it has been more popular and is now regularly played across the world. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearl Fishers, The}} [[Category:Compositions by Georges Bizet]] [[Category:1860s operas]] {{multistub|music|performing-arts}}