This morning I heard an amazing musical piece

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It's one of those familiar Classical music pieces used during movies or commercials, but it's much more brilliant on its own. A quick search on the internet shows that the song originated from the Opera Lakmé written in the late 19th century.

Listen here for "Flower Duet", click on Preview Play, and then read the below synopsis. The combination of the story and music is amazing and I would love to see an interactive telling of the Opera.

The story is set in the late nineteenth century, during the British Raj in India. Many Hindus have been forced by the British occupiers to practice their religion in secret. Gerald, a British officer, accidentally trespasses phone number data the grounds of a sacred Brahmin temple. He encounters Lakmé,the daughter of the high priest, Nilakantha. Gerald and Lakéme fall in love. Nilakantha learns of the British officer's trespassing and vows revenge on the man who has blasphemed the sacred Brahmin temple.

At a bazaar, Nilakantha forces Lakmé to sing (Bell Song) in order to lure the trespasser into identifying himself. When Gerald steps forward, Lakmé faints, thus giving him away. Nilakantha stabs Gerald, wounding him. Lakmé brings Gerald to a secred hideout in the forest where she nurses him back to health.

While Lakmé fetches sacred water that will confirm the vows of the lovers, Frederic, a fellow British officer, appears before Gerald and reminds him of his duty to his regiment. After Lakmé returns, she senses the change in Gerald and realizes that she has lost him. She dies with honor, rather than live with dishonor, killing herself by eating the poisonous datura leaf.

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