from Act III, Scene 1 of the French opera
Les Pêcheurs de Perles by Georges Bizet
Libretto: Michel Carré
Role: Zurga, the king of the fishermen
Voice Part: baritone Fach: dramatic baritone|lyric baritone
Setting: An Indian tent in Ceylon in ancient times
Synopsis: Zurga has broken off his friendship with Nadir because Nadir disobeyed his order to leave the priestess Léïla alone. Instead Nadir and Léïla have fallen in love. Zurga's mind is unsettled and restless like the storm which only recently has ceased.