bollywood lakme

The Making of a performance piece by opera frontier

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Opera Frontier. In this 12-minute video, you will meet the team who created Opera Frontier's latest unorthodox performance piece, Bollywood Lakme.

The Flower Duet from the French opera, Lakme, is arguably THE most beautiful
duet ever written. Everyone recognizes it, but few people know that it is
set in Colonial India.

Opera Frontier decided to unite this glorious duet with authentic elements
from Indian music and dance to create one of its unorthodox performance
pieces -- in this case a Bollywood showcase for four singers!!

For a behind-the-scene look at the artists who created this new work, watch
"The Making of a Performance Piece by Opera Frontier: Bollywood Lakme",
filmed at the dress rehearsal in May 2011.

Singers Julia Hathaway, Dalyte Kodzis, Maria Mikheyenko, and Gail Simpson
with Skye Atman (piano), Zachary Puran Grewal (dhol, tabla), Ben Kunin
(sarod); Zachary Gordin (Musical Director); Urvashi Sinha (Choreography).

Filmed in cooperation with the Media and the Theater Departments, Laney
College, Oakland, CA; All rights reserved: Opera Frontier, 2011