Lakmé.

A fascinating and refined opera

Muscat, Royal Opera House. (2019)
2019
Completed
Opera

Set in India, the work tells the tragic love of a Hindu priestess and a British officer against the backdrop of military oppression.

Lakmé, music by Léo Delibes and libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille.

Set in India, the work tells the tragic love of a Hindu priestess and a British officer against the backdrop of forbidden passions and military oppression.

Direction and choreography by Davide Livermore

Scenes created by Giò Forma

Costumes are by Mariana Fracasso

Visual Designer D-Wok

The Orchestra and Choir of the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa are directed by Jordi Bernàcer.

Line of dancers in silhouette with raised arms against a softly glowing pink backdrop – Lakmé at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman, 2019 – set design
Lakmé scene with full chorus on stairs, dancers in yellow and red and screens of falling autumn leaves – Lakmé at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman, 2019 – set designSingers before tall black screens with geometric lattice patterns, reflected in a wet stage floor – Lakmé at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman, 2019 – set design
Dancers in patterned costumes splashing on a water-covered stage, reflected against a turquoise backdrop – Lakmé at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman, 2019 – set designCrowded market scene with chorus holding baskets and goods under large orange panels – Lakmé at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman, 2019 – set design
Dancers in gold costumes kneeling in a row before the chorus, under a vast orange-pink backdrop – Lakmé at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman, 2019 – set designFour singers on a dark stage between two stone basins, with black and white floral projections above – Lakmé at the Royal Opera House Muscat, Oman, 2019 – set design