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 1940 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master William Tyroler Incidental Dances by Willam Christensen Cast Lakmé, daughter of Nilakantha Lily Pons Gerald, Officer of the British Army in India Raoul Jobin Frederic, Officer of the British Army in India George Cehanovsky Nilakantha, a Brahmin priest Alexander Kipnis Hadji, a Hindu slave André Ferrier Mallika, Lakmé's slave Irra Petina Mrs. Bentson, a governess Thelma Votipka Ellen, the Governor's daughter Norma Andreotti Rose, her companion Mona Paulee Jewish Vendor Paul Lieber Sepoy Colin Harvey Fortune Teller Robert Ballagh Principal Dancer(s) Frank Marasco Janet Reed Norman Thomson Show Dates Mon, Oct 14 1940, 8:30pm Sun, Oct 20 1940, 2:15pm Time and Place About 1880; India Scenes Act I -- A Sacred Garden Act II -- A bazaar Act III -- An Indian Forest Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1940_06_compressed.pdf (7.48 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet