Lakmé

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.

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154 min

Cast

Joan Sutherland

as Lakmé

Clifford Grant

as Nilakantha

Huguette Tourangeau

as Mallika

Graeme Ewer

as Hadji

Henri Wilden

as Gerald

John Pringle

as Frederick

Isobel Buchanan

as Ellen

Jennifer Bermingham

as Rose

Rosina Raisbeck

as Miss Bentson