| Delibes, Léo (1836-1891) | Lakmé | Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille |
| Opera Holland Park | |||
| Matthew Kofi Waldren | Conductor | ||
| Aylin Bozok | Director | ||
| Morgan Large | Set Designer | ||
| City of London Sinfonia | |||
| David Soar | Bass | Nilakantha | |
| Fflur Wyn | Soprano | Lakmé | |
| Katie Bray | Mezzo-soprano | Mallika | 2015 Jul 09, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 31 |
| Sophie Dicks | Mezzo-soprano | Mallika | 2015 Jul 27 |
| Robert Murray | Tenor | Gérald | |
| Nicholas Lester | Baritone | Frédéric | 2015 Jul 09, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 31 |
| Adam Gilbert | Baritone | Frédéric | 2015 Jul 27 |
| Maud Millar | Soprano | Ellen | 2015 Jul 09, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 31 |
| Rachael Brimley | Soprano | Ellen | 2015 Jul 27 |
| Fiona Kimm | Mezzo-soprano | Mistress Bentson | 2015 Jul 09, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 31 |
| Laura Zigmintaitė | Mezzo-soprano | Mistress Bentson | 2015 Jul 27 |
| Fleur de Bray | Soprano | Rose | 2015 Jul 09, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 31 |
| Rosie Middleton | Mezzo-soprano | Rose | 2015 Jul 27 |
| Andrew Dickinson | Tenor | Hadji | 2015 Jul 09, 11, 15, 18, 23, 29, 31 |
| Dominick Felix | Tenor | Hadji | 2015 Jul 27 |
This sumptuous jewel of an opera is best known for the ‘Flower Duet’, used for many years in single a well-known airline’s advertisement and, common with all operas from which a famous aria has emerged, Lakméactually amounts to a great deal more. It is beautifully balanced from a musical point of view, has real heartbreak at its centre and belongs in the stable of opera that absorbed influences from the orient and developed this exoticism into high Victorian art. The score is delicious and the story is one of sacrifice and honour and, since the opera remains a relative rarity in London, OHP are proud to see it return to our stage in a new production.
Booking opens 23rd April