Opera Australia's 1976 production of Lakmé, an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes, with a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. Set in India during the British Raj, the story focuses on Lakmé, the daughter of a Hindu priest. Lakmé's life is troubled by her infatuation with a British officer.
Joan Sutherland
as Lakmé
Clifford Grant
as Nilakantha
Huguette Tourangeau
as Mallika
Graeme Ewer
as Hadji
Henri Wilden
as Gerald
John Pringle
as Frederick
Isobel Buchanan
as Ellen
Jennifer Bermingham
as Rose
Rosina Raisbeck
as Miss Bentson