Delibes: Lakmé (2011)
Lakmé, Delibes greatest opera, is performed by Opera Australia in all its oriental glory.
2011 · 3h 0m · Drama, Music
Genres: Drama, Music
Starring the exquisite coloratura soprano Emma Matthews as the innocent girl priestess Lakmé, and superb tenor Aldo Di Toro as the love-struck Gerald, the story tackles religion and cross-cultural love against a backdrop of British rule in India in the mid-19th century.
Director: Roger Hodgman, Cameron Kirkpatrick
Music by: Léo Delibes
Cast
Emma Matthews as LakméAldo Di Toro as GeraldStephen Bennett as NilakanthaDominica Matthews as MallikaEdomond Choo as JadjiLuke Gabbedy as FrederickRoxane Hislop as Mistress BentsonJane Parkin as EleneAngela Brun as RoseBenjamin Rasheed as DombenNara Lee as Chinese MerchantAdrian Tamburini as KuravarMore like this
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