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Delibes - Lakme / Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Henri Wilden, John Pringle, Richard Bonynge, Opera Australia | 
 enlarge | Actors: Graeme Ewer, Isobel Buchanan, Clifford Grant
Studio: Kultur Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 39385
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 155 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 38
UPC: 032031003897
EAN: 0032031003897
ASIN: B000FII2E8
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
Release Date: June 27, 2006
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Condition: Brand New & Factory Sealed, Made in the USA
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Description
Delibes' story is set in India in the mid-19th century when the British were imposing a suppressive rule over the many religious sects. Nilakantha, the leader of one of these forbidden sects, is secretly bringing up his daughter Lakme as a priestess, to be worshipped as divine by his followers. He keeps her isolated in a temple which he has surrounded with a bamboo stockade, declaring the temple and garden to be sacred ground. "Lakme was a warm affirmation that Joan Sutherland is not only a great star, but she is a sensitive and subtle artist..." The Financial Review Featuring: Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Henri Wilden, The Australian Opera Chorus, The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
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Sutherland good, but the VHS has NO SUBTITLES !!!! August 24, 2008
Indiana Opera Buff (Fort Wayne, IN United States)
For being just 3 months short of her 50th birthday, Sutherland sounds and looks good. Not her absolute prime, but still pretty good, except that she couldn't make the high E-flat at the end of the Bell Song, which ended up being a short squeak. She also shows up in some gorgeous gowns, almost all of which are low cut and show cleavage. I have never seen an Indian woman showing cleavage. Who did their research?
The other singers range from adequate to not quite adequate. The color and picture are good, and the sound isn't bad either. But who can watch it without subtitles? I found it difficult. In addition, the synopsis I was using was different from the one on the printed screen, and they both seemed different from what was being sung.
 Not Sutherland's best role June 18, 2008
H. Pinsky (Boston, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't comment on her supporting cast or production (other comments have covered those topics thoroughly), but I'd like to provide an alternate opinion of Dame Joan in this role. I find her sound much too covered and mature-sounding for Lakme. She really sticks out singing with Delibes' butter-smooth lyrical orchestrations. I love Dame Joan, but her singing is a bit choppy and dark. Especially Lakme's entrance prayer, but also in the entire role, I kept wishing for a brighter, lighter, and more easily-produced sound. If you're looking for a stellar cast and a singer that fits the title role like a glove, I would suggest the Dessay recording.
That said, if you've never heard Dame Joan's interpretations of the great bel canto heroines (Lucia, Lecrezia Borgia, Anna Bolena, etc.) please do, because her covered, dark sound is much better suited for those roles, and they are the roles for which she became legendary.
One last thing - don't neglect Lakme as an opera because it's not very commonly performed. It's very difficult to stage because of the voices needed for the principle roles and because of the setting, but it's a delightful opera. It is indeed very French-sounding; what beautiful music Delibes has created.
Magnifique! November 22, 2007
Earl L. Langguth (Grass Valley, CA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Joan Sutherland is again featured in this Opewra Australia production in a role which she made her own. Having seen photos of Lily Pons in the role of Lakme one may wish for a more alluring leading lady, but the Pons voice could never hold a candle to Dame Sutherland. This is a strong cast and Delibes is a master of this peculiarly French style of music. Just be aware that you are not going to see the musical counterpart to "The Matrix." There is not a dull musical moment in the whole production, and it is imaginatively staged. One does not go to the opera for great drama, except perhaps in Wagner when you get little else. (Rumpole was right: "Wagner's music is really not as bad as it sounds.") It is not likely that you will have many chances during your lifetime to see and hear this composition.
That's singing!!! November 9, 2007
J. Buentello (MTY, MEX)
Joan Southerland gives a masterclass of singing in this opera, she is amazing. No other character sings in the same league as Joan's. Of course it is very hard to believe in Joan Southerland's character, she doesn't seems to be from India but still is very recommendable.
 enchanting! November 17, 2006
Romualdo A. Monteclar (new york)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is indeed one of the best operas ever made, and of course,
Dame Sutherland is rightly stupendous with a superb supporting crew.
And the music is--simply divine!
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