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.
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