Fishing for pearls

Kraus and McDaniel tear it up in one of the most beautiful pieces ever written for two men: The Pearlfisher's Duet (Au Fond Du Temple Saint)

In the opera: Nadir returns to the village, and he and Zurga recall how their friendship was once threatened when they both fell in love with an unknown priestess. They swear eternal friendship.

Bizet was a wonderful composer. Listen to this duet with your eyes closed and tell me if you can hear this:   You know how they're talking about how beautiful this woman, the priestess Leyla, is? In the music, can you  hear how beautiful she is? Right around "La foule est en genoux" (the crowd is on its knees), listen to what Bizet does in the background. It sends shivers up my spine.