The Pearl Fishers - How it all began

Bizet is a firm favourite with opera fans and Carmen's great moments are instantly recognisable to almost everyone regardless of their love of opera.  But Bizet's first full length opera was "The Pearl Fishers" some 10 years before Carmen.  In this short video,  Dorothy Withers looks at the history of "The Pearl Fishers", from its origins at the Theatre Lyrique in Paris, to its place in the mainstream operatic repertoire today.