Lakme / adapted from the Opera Journeys lecture series by Burton D. Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Burton D.

Series:

Opera Journeys mini guide series.

Opera Journeys mini guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas--Stories, plots, etc.

Operas.

Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Lakmé.

Delibes, Léo.

Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Lakmé--Criticism and interpretation.

Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.

Gille, Philippe.

Gondinet, Edmond, 1828-1888.

Gondinet, Edmond.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (21 p.)

Place of Publication:

Coral Gables, FL : Opera Journeys Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive guide to Delibes' LAKMÉ, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer.<br>

Contents:

""LAKME/Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series""; ""Title Page/Provenance""; ""Principal Characters in Lakme""; ""Brief Story Synopsis""; ""Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples""; ""The Prelude""; ""Act I - Scene 1: The ruins of a Brahmin temple in an Indian forest""; ""Act II: A public square in the city""; ""Act III: A forest""; ""Commentary and Analysis""

Notes:

"Lyric drama in French in three acts; Music by Leo Delibes; Libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Phillippe Gille, after Le Marriage de Loti, by Gondinet; Premiere: Opera Comique, Paris, April, 1883.

OCLC:

437178441