- Opening date
- April 14, 1883
- Comments
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Opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille.
The opera includes the popular "Sous le dôme épais" (Flower Duet) for a soprano and mezzo-soprano, performed in Act 1 by Lakmé, the daughter of a Brahmin priest and her servant Mallika.