Lakmé
Opera in three acts
Libretto
Edmond Gondinet und Philippe Gille
Premiere
14 April 1883, Paris (Opéra Comique)
Cast
LAKME (soprano)
MALLIKA (mezzo-soprano)
MISTRESS BENTSON (mezzo-soprano)
ELLEN (soprano)
ROSE (mezzo-soprano)
GERALD (tenor)
NILAKANTHA (bass)
FREDERIC (baritone)
HADJI (tenor)
GYPSY (tenor)
CHINESE MERCHANT (tenor)
PICKPOCKET (baritone)
CHORUS
Indians, Brahmins, Chinese merchants
Place
Time
End of the 19th Century