Lakme Composer Léo Delibes Librettists Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille Based On the story "Le Mariage de Loti" by Edmond Gondinet Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1937 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimini Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master William Tyroler Settings designed by Armando Agnini Choreography by Serge Oukrainsky Cast Lakmé, daughter of Nilakantha Lily Pons Gerald, Officer of the British Army in India René Maison Frederic, Officer of the British Army in India George Cehanovsky Nilakantha, a Brahmin priest Ezio Pinza Hadji, a Hindu slave André Ferrier Mallika, Lakmé's slave Helen Beatty Mrs. Bentson, a governess Olga Callahan Ellen, the Governor's daughter Lina Kroph Rose, her companion Elizabeth Hackett Show Dates Fri, Oct 29 1937, 8pm Wed, Nov 3 1937, 8pm Time and Place About 1880; India Scenes Act I -- A Sacred Garden Act II -- A Bazaar Act III -- An Indian Forest Media Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Dancers Credit Morton Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Vera Krauklias (Dancer), Marion Fitzgerald (Dancer) Credit Morton Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ezio Pinza (Nilakantha) Credit Morton Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ezio Pinza (Nilakantha), Lily Pons (Lakme) Credit Morton Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ezio Pinza (Nilakantha) Credit Morton Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Helen Beatty (Malika), Lily Pons (Lakme) Credit Morton Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Rene Maison (Gerald), Lily Pons (Lakme) Credit Morton Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Rene Maison (Gerald) Credit Morton Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Serge Oukrainsky (Dancer) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1937_06_compressed.pdf (7.14 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers Principal Dancer(s) Deane Crockett James Starbuck Serge Oukrainsky Willette Allen San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Dancers Credit Morton
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Vera Krauklias (Dancer), Marion Fitzgerald (Dancer) Credit Morton
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ezio Pinza (Nilakantha) Credit Morton
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ezio Pinza (Nilakantha), Lily Pons (Lakme) Credit Morton
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ezio Pinza (Nilakantha) Credit Morton
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Helen Beatty (Malika), Lily Pons (Lakme) Credit Morton
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Rene Maison (Gerald), Lily Pons (Lakme) Credit Morton
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Rene Maison (Gerald) Credit Morton
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1937. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Serge Oukrainsky (Dancer) Credit Morton