Lakmé
1976
154 minutes
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Joan Sutherland
Lakmé
Clifford Grant
Nilakantha
Huguette Tourangeau
Mallika
Graeme Ewer
Hadji
Henri Wilden
Gerald
John Pringle
Frederick
Isobel Buchanan
Ellen
Jennifer Bermingham
Rose
Rosina Raisbeck
Miss Bentson