Flower Duet
- 1.Accompaniment1:05
- 2.Accompaniment (Short Version)0:40
- 3.Accompaniment + Duet1:05
The “Flower Duet” (French: Duo des fleurs / Sous le dôme épais) is a duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano in the first act of Léo Delibes’ opera Lakmé, premiered in Paris in 1883. It is sung by the characters Lakmé, daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river.
The ‘Flower Duet’ is composed by Léo Delibes with words by Gondinet & Gille. (English translation by Nell Moody).
The duet is frequently used in advertisements and films and is popular as a concert piece.
The ‘Short Version’ is commonly used for solo voice.
Purchase includes:
- Accompaniment
- Accompaniment (Beginning in Bar 19)
- Accompaniment – Short Version – (Beginning in Bar 19 and cutting bars 49-68 inclusive and ending in bar 94) This version is popular for weddings etc. as it features only the well known part of the song.
- Accompaniment + Lakmé
- Accompaniment + Mallika
- Accompaniment + Duet (both vocal parts)
Performance Length:
Full Version: 4’55”
Beginning in Bar 19: 4’13”
Short Version: 2’36”
€3,50
Product Description
The “Flower Duet” (French: Duo des fleurs / Sous le dôme épais) is a duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano in the first act of Léo Delibes’ opera Lakmé, premiered in Paris in 1883. It is sung by the characters Lakmé, daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river.
The ‘Flower Duet’ is composed by Léo Delibes with words by Gondinet & Gille. (English translation by Nell Moody).
The duet is frequently used in advertisements and films and is popular as a concert piece.
The ‘Short Version’ is commonly used for solo voice.
Purchase includes:
- Accompaniment
- Accompaniment (Beginning in Bar 19)
- Accompaniment – Short Version – (Beginning in Bar 19 and cutting bars 49-68 inclusive and ending in bar 94) This version is popular for weddings etc. as it features only the well known part of the song.
- Accompaniment + Lakmé
- Accompaniment + Mallika
- Accompaniment + Duet (both vocal parts)
Performance Length:
Full Version: 4’55”
Beginning in Bar 19: 4’13”
Short Version: 2’36”
