Presented by Lowell House Opera
Written by Léo Delibes
Music Direction by Lidiya Yankovskaya
Directed by Roxanna Myhrum
March 26th – April 5th
Lowell House Opera, Harvard University
10 Holyoke Place, Cambridge MA
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Review by Danielle Rosvally
(Cambridge) This production touts that it is the first time Lakmé has been produced in Boston since 1914. After seeing the show, I can understand why.
It’s not that the performers were untalented. They were extremely gifted vocally, and well-cast in terms of vocal coloring. It’s not that the orchestra lacked variety or pizzazz. The music was incredibly lyric and (despite a few long mid-show re-tuning sessions) extremely professional. Continue reading
