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The French Opera

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Lakme
Opera in three acts
Libretto by EDMOND GONDINET and PHILIPPE GILLE Music by Delibes (sung in French)
(gramophone records)
First produced in 1883. Lakmt Is set in India in the middle years of the 19th century, and contains what Ernest Newman described as ' some pleasing pictures of the English as seen through French eyes.'
Cast in order of singing: MONTE CARLO OPERA CHORUS
AND ORCHESTRA conducted by RICHARD BONYNGE
Act 1 The garden surrounding Nilakantha's temple
3.0* Desmond Shawe-Taylor talks about Lakmi and its interpreters,
3.15* The French Opera: Lakmt Act 2 The market place
4.10' Reading
4.15* The French Opera: Lakme Act 3 A hut in the forest

Contributors

Unknown:
Edmond Gondinet
Unknown:
Philippe Gille
Unknown:
Ernest Newman
Conducted By:
Richard Bonynge
Talks:
Desmond Shawe-Taylor
Source: Radio Times

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