A sparkling production, bathed in the colours of Bollywood, which played to capacity crowds in 2007. A richly orchestrated score, overflowing with melodies—from the magical languor of the Flower Duet ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Lakmé makes its Missouri debut at Union Avenue Opera August 21, with ...
This is an opera that outside France has been in need of singers and a not too violent concept to do it justice. At Holland Park second time around – the company’s first production was in 2007 – it ...
A good case can be made for a fresh look at "Lakme," the pretty but gossamer-thin French opera that has survived for 120 years mainly because of two gorgeous arias. Yes, it's lightweight, a ...
Léo Delibes' Lakmé may not be a household name but contains the 'Flower Duet' in Act I - one of the best-known opera moments in the world. Gerald is a lieutenant in the British Army stationed in India ...
Students in the opera program at the Mason Gross School of the Arts will present “Lakme” at the school’s Performing Art Center on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, 6 and 8 The production, staged by veteran director ...
Leo Delibes’s 1883 opera was a hit in France, but is rarely seen in England, although Opera Holland Park must have a soft spot for Lakme, having first staged it in 2007. The new production is directed ...
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Exoticism was part and parcel of French Grand Opera in the late 19th century. Léo Delibes found inspiration in India for Lakmé, a story of a Hindu princess who falls in love with a British soldier and ...
Opera Australia's production of Léo Delibes' popular opera will be shown in its entirety with no interval. The title role of Lakmé is played by Emma Matthews with Aldo Di Toro as Gerald and contains ...