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 1946 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Pietro Cimara Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreography by Willam Christensen Cast Lakmé, daughter of Nilakantha Lily Pons Gerald, Officer of the British Army in India Raoul Jobin Frederick, Officer of the British Army in India George Cehanovsky Nilakantha, a Brahmin priest Nicola Moscona Hadji, a Hindu slave John Garris Mallika, Lakmé's slave Herta Glaz Mrs. Benson, a governess Thelma Votipka Ellen, the Governor's daughter Martina Zubiri Rose, her companion Eleanor Knapp Astrologer Benjamin Martin Sepoy Philip Doan Chinese George Tallone Solo Dancer(s) Onna White Joaquin Felsch Peter Nelson Show Dates Tue, Oct 1 1946, 8pm Sun, Oct 6 1946, 1pm 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, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Lakme), Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Oona White (Dancer), Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1946_09_compressed.pdf (8.8 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Lily Pons (Lakme), Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer
Image Lakmé, Léo Delibes. San Francisco Opera, 1946. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Oona White (Dancer), Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer