Born on this day – Léo Delibes:

Léo Delibes

Composer

February 21, 1836 – January 16, 1891

On this day in music history - Lakmé, by Léo Delibes (1883):

Lakmé,

by Léo Delibes,

was first performed at the Salle Favart in Paris, France, on April 14, 1883.
Opera in three acts.
Based on Les babouches du Brahmane, by Théodore Pavie,
and the novel Le Mariage de Loti by Pierre Loti.