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Synopsis
Opera Australia's 1976 production of Lakmé, an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes, with a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. Set in India during the British Raj, the story focuses on Lakmé, the daughter of a Hindu priest. Lakmé's life is troubled by her infatuation with a British officer.
Title | Lakmé |
Companies | Opera Australia |
Countries | Australia |
Keywords | opera, suicide, hindu, forbidden love, honor, historical fiction, india, opera singer, british officer |

Joan Sutherland
LakméClifford Grant
NilakanthaHuguette Tourangeau
MallikaGraeme Ewer
HadjiHenri Wilden
GeraldJohn Pringle
Frederick