摘要:The libretto deals with two men, King Zurga of Ceylon and his friend Nadir, who areboth in love with a high priestess, Le'i"la. Though each claim to be over Leila, when Nadir recognizes her inthe temple he cannot deny his feelings, which are returned; though she has vowed celibacy, they meet in secret, and are discovered. The jealous Zurga condemns Le'i"la to death, but when he realizes sheintervened on his behalf years ago, he changes his mind with catastophic results. This production of the only Bizet opera to remain in the repertoire was performed in Venice, with an extraordinary Annick Massis as Le'i"la, while the staging was executed by Pier Luigi Pizzi.
