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Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Act 1: "À cette voix" - "Je crois entendre encore" (Nadir)
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About "Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Act 1: "À cette voix" - "Je crois entendre encore" (Nadir)" by Georges Prêtre
Nadir’s aria is a mirage in pearl-diver’s light: 'Je crois entendre encore' floats on a hush of strings, the tenor’s voice a fragile lantern in deep water. The calm of memory dissolves into the unease of longing—a dream that flickers between hope and hallucination, as delicate as a held breath.