14 abril, 2016

Foi neste dia #281 (1883)

133 years ago Lakmé premiered at the Opera-Comique in Paris. Like other operas of the time, Lakmé is set in the East and captures the exotic oriental ambience through western eyes. 

The soprano duet in the first act enjoyed worldwide popularity in 1989 with a British Airways commercial. The actual aria remained the boarding music on British Airways planes ever since. Here an alternative BA commercial.

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