About This Song
About "Bizet: Djamileh, WD 27: No. 3, Ghazel, "Nour Eddin roi de Lahore" (Djamileh)" by Denyce Graves
Bizet's 'Ghazel' from Djamileh finds Graves in seductive storyteller mode, 'Nour Eddin roi de Lahore' unfurling like a tapestry. The exotic melancholy of the ghazel form is palpable—calm, measured phrases that conceal a restless, yearning heart beneath.