Lakmé, Léo Delibes' most popular opera, is presented at the Teatro Real in a concert version featuring the voices of Sabine Devieilhe and Xabier Anduaga under the musical direction of Leo Hussain.
Set during the British colonization of India, the opera tells the love story between the daughter of a Hindu priest and an English officer. The clash between two cultures leads the protagonists to an impossible relationship marked by dishonor, revenge, and colonial oppression, narrated through an extraordinary score with celebrated arias such as the "Flower Duet" and the "Little Bells Aria."
Opera in three acts
Music by Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
Libretto by Edmond Gondinet y Philippe Gille, basado en la novela Rarahu ou le Mariage (1880) de Pierre Loti
Premiered in the Teatro de la Opéra-Comique de París April 14th, 1883
Premiered in the Teatro Real on November 13th, 1898
Opera in concert version
Artistic team
Conductor I Leo Hussain
Chorus master I Andrés Máspero
Cast
Lakmé I Sabine Devieilhe
Gérald I Xabier Anduaga
Nilakantha I Stéphane Degout
Frédéric I David Menéndez
Mallika I Héloïse Mas
Hadji I Gerardo López
Miss Ellen I Inés Ballesteros
Miss Rose I Cristina Toledo
Mistress Bentson I Enkelejda Shkosa
Kouravar I Isaac Galán
Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra
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