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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Lakmé ♪ Léo Delibes - "Sous le dôme épais"

Léo Delibes
"Sous le dôme épais"
Lakmé




The "Flower Duet" (French: Duo des fleurs / Sous le dôme épais) is a famous duet for sopranos from Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé, first performed in Paris in 1883. The duet takes place in act 1 of the three-act opera, between characters Lakmé, the daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river.

The duet is frequently used in advertisements and films and is popular as a concert piece. It was adapted for the track "Aria" in the British Airways "face" advertisements of the 1980s by Yanni and Malcolm McLaren.



Natalie Dessay & Delphine Haidan 
"Flower duet" from Lakme

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