Superstar soprano Dame Joan Sutherland gives a thrilling, nuanced performance in Delibe’s Lakme, a lush, lyrical and exotic tale of a doomed romance between a priest’s daughter and a British army officer.

Capturing the opera’s melodically graceful score is Richard Bonynge, who draws out Sutherland’s sheer dramatic power and vocal beauty in the sublime Bell Song and Flower Duet.

‘Lakme is a warm affirmation that not only was Sutherland a great star, she was a sensitive and subtle artist; and that Bonynge is a conductor of control and imagination.’ The Financial Review

‘The superlatives are extended when describing Sutherland’s performance; a great talent at its height, enthralling by the sheer beauty of that stupendous voice.’ The Sydney Sun