Roberto Alagna & Bryn Terfel "Au fond du temple saint"

Roberto Alagna & Bryn Terfel sing the beautiful duet "Au fond du temple saint" from Bizet's "Les Pêcheurs de perles"... (Met 1996)
Beautiful singinf... and visually funny (big Terfel vs little Alagna)

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[James Rattle]

This duet turned me on to opera almost 40 years ago. If you have friends who are not opera fans, please let them listen to this and see how it should be performed. If they fail to be moved they have no soul. Just kidding. Opera is not for everybody, but this beautiful music and such strong voices should turn anyone on to opera. If you can afford it (Phew) seeing this performed live is just earth moving.

[StSilverJohn]

I love this duet! Alagna and Bryn Terfel have incredible voices, beautiful mix! Belle mise en scène, good prononciation of french. I've a preferance for Nicolai Gedda and Ernest Blanc's version (listen to it ;))

[Nick Schaafsma]

Than listen to Lanza, Caruso, Gigli, Di Stefano, Bonisolli and there are a lot more singers. But from here you can start off haha;)

[Le Franglais]

The definitive version (in my opinion of course) is by Robert Merrill and Jussi Bjorling. A beautiful duet, whoever sings it!

[nathernrock]

same reason I came here.

[josepha joseph]

Magnifique !

[Falloutboy950]

Romper stomper.

[mariann1982]

Just love it! But why "visually funny"? I guess, I missed the joke...besides, the best things come in small packages after all, right ;)

[Don Clue]

Hey um i'm 17, i listen to all kinds of music (hiphop, rap, dub, flamenco) but just recently discovered such music. i love this song, and other things (time to say goodbye), canon & gigue in d major, tchaikovsky's dance of the sugar plum fairy

was just wondering if people could direct me to more music like this? maybe some of the more famous ones i might have heard, and then i'll branch off from there :)

[LovePlacido Domingo]

La fiera della vanità e della mediocrità...

[myyellowlabfan]

I can't comment on others' preferences - I only know that for French diction, pronunciation, energy, intensity, and being in the moment - this is IT!!! The most thrilling of all the many versions available - and the first time I heard Roberto Alagna - but definitely not the last!!!

[Timo Haapanen]

I agree - Björling and Merrill still unbeatable in this duet :)