Flower Duet

The "Flower Duet" is a duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano in the first act of tragic opera Lakmé, premiered in Paris in 1883 and composed by Léo Delibes.

It is sung by the characters Lakmé, daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river.

The duet is frequently used in advertisements and films and is popular as a concert piece. The duet has become a staple of British Airways' brand image, having first been adapted for the track "Aria" in the airline's "face" advertisements of the 1980s by Yanni and Malcolm McLaren. It has been featured in many subsequent advertisements for the airline and is used as its inflight boarding music. More recently, it has been heard in bits by The Kids In The Hall and Astron-6, and in films such as Carlito's Way', Meet the Parents, Anomalisa, and True Romance and television shows including Regular Show and The Simpsons.

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