Delibes: Lakme (complete opera recorded in 2022)
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Delibes: Lakme (complete opera recorded in 2022)
Opera Comique, Paris / Sabine Devieilhe, Grederic Antouni, Stephane Degout, Ambroisine Bre / Pygmalion, Raphael Pichon
[ Naxos DVD / DVD ]
Release Date: Friday 20 October 2023
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Premiered in 1883, Lakmé remains one of the most popular of all French operas. Reflecting contemporary tastes, the original source material presented a tragic liaison between a French officer and a Tahitian woman on a Pacific island, but Delibes moved the location to British-ruled India where the two central characters are torn between passion and loyalty, and assailed by a fanatical religious leader. For this opera Delibes wrote music of indelible beauty, including the much-loved 'Flower Duet' and 'Bell Song'.
For this opera Delibes wrote music of indelible beauty, including the much-loved 'Flower Duet' and 'Bell Song'.
Filmed on 4 and 6 October 2022 at the Opéra Comique, Paris, France.
"Laurent Pelly transforms Delibes's opera into an exploration of colonialism and cultural appropriation...Raphaël Pichon, conducting Pygmalion on original instruments, relishes Delibes's lush orchestration." BBC Music DVD of the Month Jan 2024
"Pichon conducts the Pygmalion ensemble and choir with dash and urgency, the period instruments adding a litheness to the textures - there is no room for false sentimentality. Pelly goes for austere intimacy." Gramophone DVD of the Month Jan 2014
