Here is a reference to `Flower Duet' with lyrics. I have no idea if they are accurate though.

Lakme - Flower Duet

It is driving me crazy!
I woke up this morning listening to a classical musical piece that I just love. I don't say that much to music, but this piece just moves me. The biggest surprize is that it is also a lyric opera piece and I am not into opera at all. It is just amazing though.

It was 05:00, probably 05:04 to be more exact and it was playing on the clock radio (which couldn't do any music justice). Anyway, I woke up and thought, there it is, my piece. I have the radio set to 98.7 WFMT in chicago. All morning, I listened to the piece in my head unable to wait to get to work so I could look it up. WFMT lists most playlists, but this hour is listed as "LaSalle by Night with Peter Van de Graaff". I guess Mr. Van de Graaaff has free raine on what he plays, lucky man. Since I have no idea what the name of the piece is, the whole reason I need to look it up on there site, I am not sure if could contact him or the station to find out what was played.

Well I guess I can scratch all of this what an idiot I am. I was looking at the correct play lists but I didn't pay attention to what time zone they are in. Well I found it it was right there at the top of the 06:00 hour (EST :))

So here is the information:
L‚o D‚libes "Lakm‚": Flower Joan Sutherland, Lon 458118-2 0:05:06
duet, "Dome ‚pais, s; Jane Berbi‚, (2)
le jasmin"* ms; Monte Carlo
Opera
Orch/Richard
Bonynge

There listing isn't exactly spelled correctly, I am sure it has to do with the font. Here is a lising from amazon: (Damn Amazon, most of these music links are broke. What a pain in the ass and misleading. Hey, they set the expectation, I am just bitching about it)

# Performer(s): Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Georges Bizet, Umberto Giordano, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Wagner, Gioachino Rossini, Alfredo Catalani, Jacques Offenbach, Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Charles Gounod, Gaetano Donizetti, Pietro Mascagni, Antonin Dvorak, Richard Bonynge, Herbert von Karajan, Alberto Erede, Lamberto Gardelli, Giuseppe Patane, John Mauceri, Zubin Mehta, Charles Dutoit, Gyorgy Fischer, Riccardo Chailly, Istvan Kertesz, Leone Magiera, Evelino Pido, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Luciano Pavarotti, Jussi Bjorling, Renata Tebaldi, Leo Nucci, Angela Gheorghiu, Mirella Freni, Gino Quilico, Gregory Cross, Joan Sutherland, Jose Carreras, Lucia Popp, Andrea Bocelli, Roberto Alagna, Montserrat Caballe
# Label: Decca
# Audio CD (February 27, 2001)
# Number of Discs: 2
# ASIN: B000059RXO
4. Lakmé, opera Flower Duet
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra with Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbie
Conducted by Richard Bonynge


I found a recording on Amazon with different performers. I am curious to hear the difference.

# Composer: Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, et al.
# Conductor: Pierre Dervaux, Sir John Barbirolli, et al.
# Performer: Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda, et al.
# Label: Emi Classics
# Catalog: #68129
# Audio CD (April 12, 1994)
# ASIN: B000002SCA

9. Lakmé, opera Act 1: Viens, Mallika...Sous Dome Epais (flower duet)
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Chorus and Orchestra du Theatre National de L'opera-Comique with Mady Mesple, Danielle Millet

And yet another:

# Composer: Guiseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, et al.
# Conductor: Riccardo Muti, Tullio Serafin, et al.
# Performer: Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, et al.
# Ensemble: Philharmonic Orchesta, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala Milan, et al.
# Label: Emi Classics
# Audio CD (August 13, 2002)
# Number of Discs: 2
# ASIN: B00005YW4M

1. Lakmé, opera Act I: Dôme épais (Flower Duet)
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Toulouse Orchestra with Natalie Dessay, Delphine Haidan
Conducted by Michel Plasson

I was really hoping that the links would copy over, oh well.

Now this really suprised me, Ms. Charlotte Church! I didn't belive it. I (as probably many) wonder how such a young person can have such a powerful voice. It is absolutely amazing:

# Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
# Number of Discs: 1
# Label: Sony
# ASIN: B00005OWEJ

6. Lakmé, opera The Flower Duet
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Philharmonia with John Parricelli, Charlotte Church
Conducted by Sian Edwards

Conducted by Alain Lombard

Well this morning was sure interesting.