The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet
Eric Perez, Robert Tuohy, Anne Nguyen
Opera 2025 – 2h15 intermission included
Executive production: Opéra de Massy
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A spellbinding opera where love, friendship, and betrayal intertwine against a backdrop of captivating melodies.
At the initiative of Opéra de Massy, Anne Nguyen and six performers from the par Terre Dance Company —krumpers, poppers and breakdancers, join forces with stage director Eric Perez for the choreography of the opera The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet, performed by Orchestre National d’Ile-de-France under the musical direction of Robert Tuohy, with the choirs of Fiat Cantus and Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Massy.
Set in Ceylon, Les Pêcheurs de Perles is a classic of the operatic repertoire, composed by Georges Bizet in 1863. The friendship between Nadir and Zurga, two childhood friends who are reunited after many years, is put to the test by the arrival of the priestess Leïla.
CAST
Music director: Robert Tuohy
Staging: Eric Perez
Choreography: Anne Nguyen
Set design: Ruth Gross
Artistic collaborator: Yassine Benameur
Lighting design : Joël Fabing & Simon Gautier
Video: Clément Chébli
Musical studies: Juliette Sabbah
Conductor: Thomas Tacquet
PERFORMERS
Leïla: Erminie Blondel
Nadir: Sahy Ratia
Zurga: Jérôme Boutillier
Nourabad: Patrick Bolleire
Dancers: Lisa Boudard aka “Lady Noscript”, Arnaud Duprat aka “Aron EVO”, Fabrice Mahicka aka “Faboo”, Jean-Baptiste Matondo aka “John Smith”, Emilie Ouedraogo aka “Kween Madskillz”, Konh-Ming Xiong aka “Killa Keim”
Orchestre National d’Ile-de-France
Choir: Fiat Cantus / Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Massy
Find several of the dancers from
The Pearl Fishers performing in the par Terre Dance Company’s shows:
Witch Hunting,
Underdogs,
Heracles on his head and
Kata.
PRODUCTION
Executive production: Opéra de Massy
Coproductions: Opéra des Landes, Theater Pforzheim, Centre Lyrique d’Auvergne
The par Dance Company is funded by l’Aide pluriannuelle du ministère de la Culture / DRAC Île-de-France, la Région Île-de-France for “Permanence Artistique et Culturelle” and l’Aide au fonctionnement du Département du Val-de-Marne.
In 2025/2026, the par Terre / Anne Nguyen Dance Company is an associate artist to La Manufacture CDCN Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux • La Rochelle, as part of the associate artist-in-residence program by the ministry of Culture, to Théâtre des 2 Rives de Charenton-le-Pont, to Théâtre Molière -> Sète scène nationale de l’archipel de Thau and to Théâtre des Bergeries – Noisy-le-Sec.
In 2025/2026, the par Terre / Anne Nguyen Dance Company is in residency at Opéra de Massy.
