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Dessay and Maurus perform "The Flower Duet" from Lakme

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Natalie Dessay and Elsa Maurus perform "Viens, Malika [The Flower Duet]" at the Opéra Comica de Paris. Conducted by Frederic Chaslin.

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  • whos sung this originally?

  • @ie20 "Lakme" premiered in 1883 with van Zandt and Frandin singing this duet.

  • love this song but.... this has to be one of the worst quality videos on you tube. most bootleg new movies look better than this. but thanks for posting. Im kinda shocked you didnt get caught with the vhs camcorder from 1983 in the audience(kidding...kinda)

  • lol, I think it was actually filmed by the opera company! I don't think it was meant to be released or anything - it's just a theater archival copy. But I agree - it is pretty bad.

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  • I think technically it's a duet, not an aria. But isn't it beautiful, no matter what it's called?

  • Excellent voices and team work. One of the best Flower Duets on youtube.

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  • @ie20 Lady Gaga and Beyonce

  • Awful video to view, but wonderful phrasing and expressive voices...lovely

  • Quizas el duo femenino mas hermoso en una Opera, no solo por la excepcional calidad de las cantantes sino por la belleza de la letra y dela musica. Toda una delicia escucharlas.

  • Nice setting, and singers

  • "Sous le dome epais ou le blanc jasmin

    A la rose s'assemble

    Sur la rive en fleurs riant au matin

    Doucement glissons De son flot charmant

    Suivons le courant fuyant

    Dans l'onde fremissante

    D'une main nonchalante

    Viens, gagnons le bord,

    Ou la source dort et

    L'oiseau, l'oiseau chante."

  • ... standing ovation.

  • i was connected with what i love did not open is it yours luv it was a song he sang he was a Creep i saw awhole bunch was it mine or yours luv am never on the pc but find gd reason to at imes now

  • i know all of this r u born of 1959 or of the time or later or sooner some appreciate beauty some abuse or neglect it some av no eye ever for it such a loss for those who never wake to see life n live young always in all ganras

  • Beautiful voices.

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