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Delibes - Lakm

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Over Delibes - Lakm

Fr?d?ric Chaslin (1963) leads the Orchestra and Chorus of the Op?ra Royal de Wallonie-Li?ge in a performance of L?o Delibes's tragic opera Lakm? (1883). Written to a libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille, the opera is set in nineteenth-century British India and tells the story of Lakm?, who falls in love with G?rald, a British officer. However, Lakm?'s father, the Brahmin priest Nilakantha, vows revenge after he discovers that G?rald has trespassed on their sacred ground. Like many of his contemporaries, Delibes was fond of exoticism, evoking foreign lands and cultures in the tradition of Georges Bizet's Les P?cheurs de perles (1863) and Camille Saint-Sa?ns's Samson et Dalila (1877). Delibes's opera features the celebrated "Flower Duet," sung by Lakm? and her servant Mallika as they gather flowers by the river, and also the wonderful coloratura aria "Bell Song" (Air des Clochettes). Among the soloists are Jodie Devos, Philippe Talbot, Lionel Lhote, Pierre Doyen, and Marion Leb?gue. This production was recorded at the Op?ra Royal de Wallonie in Li?ge, Belgium, in 2022.

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