The librettist Edmond Gondinet supposedly suggested this opera's subject in order to show off the soprano Marie van Zandt.
The librettist Edmond Gondinet supposedly suggested this opera's subject in order to show off the soprano Marie van Zandt. Act two takes place in a market, where Mistress Bentson is targeted by pickpockets, and this work ends with one character singing "It's him! It's him!" after her father tries to stab her lover. In that market scene, a priest forces his daughter to sing a song about (*) Vishnu twice so that her secret lover will reveal himself. This opera first act sees two British officers enter a sacred grove with their fiancés, who spy the jewelry of the title character. That woman is the daughter of Nilakantha, who lures out Frederic by having his daughter sing the "Bell Song." Earlier, the titular woman takes a bath with her maid Mallika, who sing the "Flower Duet" together. For 10 points, name this opera by Leo Delibes ("del-EEB").
The librettist Edmond Gondinet supposedly suggested this opera's subject in order to show off the soprano Marie van Zandt.
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