Musically responding to each other in that way, I completely understand why this duet has become a timeless classic. The biggest reason why I love the pairing of Sumi Jo and Kyung Lee, however, is the fact that they are always acutely listening to each other. In a duet, as we all know, it takes two to tango.
There seems to be a sense of urgency in her “Flower Duet” participation, as she is well aware that this sense of timeless eternity is not made for this world. Herbert von Karajan described her voice “as the best gift God has given,” and Le Monde suggested, “Even fairies listen to her songs.” Technical perfection aside, Sumi Jo has loads of stage empathy, as she deeply feels and expresses the emotions of the characters she is portraying. For the South Korean lyric coloratura Sumi Jo, technical difficulties simply don’t exist.
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It demands full vocal control over extended lyrical melodies, and intricate agility when dealing with ornamentation. The “Flower Duet” takes superb technical agility from both performers. TUBA DUET (EB MAJOR) EUPHONIUM & TUBA (EB MAJOR) EUPHONIUM DUET (C MAJOR) FLUGELHORN DUET (G MAJOR). Music From The Movies 2012 My Christmas 2012 The Essential Collection 2011 One Fine Day 2011 About Katherine Jenkins A Welsh mezzo-soprano known for her warm voice and charismatic stage presence, Katherine Jenkins achieved wide recognition in 2003 after performing at Westminster Cathedral during Pope John Paul IIs silver jubilee. Lakmé (Opéra Comique 2017) © Pierre Grosbois Léo Delibes: Lakmé, “Flower Duet” (Renee Fleming/Susan Graham) The famous “Flower Duet” takes place in the first act of the opera, and it has become extremely popular in advertisements and films as well. When Gérald nevertheless abandons her, she commits suicide by ingesting the leaves of the poisonous Datura plant. At a night bazaar, Nilakantha stabs Gérald but Lakmé takes her lover to a secret hideout and nurses him back to health.
As it frequently happens in opera, Lakmé and Gérald fall in love, with Lakmé’s father Nilakantha vowing revenge for the dishonoring of his daughter. When the Brahmin priestess Lakmé and her servant Mallika gather flowers by the riverbank they stumble upon two British officers Gérald and Frederic. THE FLOWER DUET from LAKME by Leo Delibes, new English translation by Joel Sattler. It brings together many popular operatic themes of late Romanticism, such as exotic location, and unfamiliar religious rituals. The opera is set in British India during the late 19th century and was first performed in 1883. Letra de The Flower Duet de Katherine Jenkins feat. One of the most famous duets in all of opera comes from Lakmé composed by Léo Delibes.
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