April 14, 1883 –
Leo Delibes’ opera Lakme, premiered in Paris on this date.
The main reason you’ve probably even know this opera is because of the duet, Viens and Mallika sing, Les Liens en Fleurs (The Flower Duet) in Act I has become widely used in ads, as well as in films (I’ll stop now.)
That anyone knows an opera from the late 19th Century is amazing.
The Haus of Dcaligari 