Episode of Series “The Australian Opera”.
The 1976 performance of Leo Delibes “Lakme” at the Sydney Opera House stars Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau and Henri Wilden. The story is set in India in the mid 19th Century when the British were imposing a suppressive rule over the many religious sects. Nilakantha, the leader of one of the forbidden sects is secretly raising his daughter Lakme as a priestess to be worshipped as Divine by his followers. He keeps her isolated in a temple which he has surrounded with a bamboo stockade, declaring the temple and garden to be sacred ground. Sung in French. No subtitles. A brief summary of the plot is provided on screen in English at the beginning of each Act. Performers include: Joan Sutherland, Clifford Grant, Huguette Tourangeau, Graeme Ewer, Henri Wilden. The Australian Opera (Sydney) conducted by Richard Bonynge. The Elizabethan Orchestra (Sydney) conducted by Robert Ingram. Geoffrey Arnold (Chorus Master), Australian Opera Chorus. Staged by Michael Kaempff
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ACMI Identifier
305362
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject category
Music & Performing Arts → Operas
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)