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.

Cast

J

Joan Sutherland

Lakmé

C

Clifford Grant

Nilakantha

H

Huguette Tourangeau

Mallika

G

Graeme Ewer

Hadji

H

Henri Wilden

Gerald

J

John Pringle

Frederick

Isobel Buchanan

Ellen

J

Jennifer Bermingham

Rose

R

Rosina Raisbeck

Miss Bentson