Lakme

Just came back from a 3 hour stint at the opera. A friend gave me her season ticket for Delibes' Lakme. Hubby wasn't interested so I invited another friend to accompany me in the nosebleed section. Leah Partridge was the ill-fated coloratura soprano for this production and was spectacular in the bell song. I was startled to hear a familiar tune during "The flower duet". Classical music can creep into pop consciousness when one least expects it.