‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Lily Pons

Announcement

Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Annamary Dickey, Helen Olheim, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lucielle Browning, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Armand Tokatyan, Wilfred Pelletier

0:53

Prelude

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Armand Tokatyan, Lucielle Browning, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Annamary Dickey, Helen Olheim, Lily Pons, Ezio Pinza, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Wilfred Pelletier

3:06

A l'heure accoutumee (Hadji, Mallika, Chorus, Nilakantha)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lily Pons, Lucielle Browning, Annamary Dickey, Ezio Pinza, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Helen Olheim, Wilfred Pelletier

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

Lily Pons, Annamary Dickey, Lucielle Browning, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Ezio Pinza, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Helen Olheim, Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Wilfred Pelletier

1:22

Blanche Dourga, pale Silva! (Lakme, Chorus, Nilakantha)

Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, Lucielle Browning, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lily Pons, Helen Olheim, Ezio Pinza, Annamary Dickey, Wilfred Pelletier

6:44

Viens, Mallika … Dome epais le jasmin (Lakme, Mallika)

Helen Olheim, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lucielle Browning, Lily Pons, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Ezio Pinza, Annamary Dickey, Armand Tokatyan, Wilfred Pelletier

4:38

Ah! Beaux faiseurs de systemes (Gerald, Rose, Ellen, Mistress Bentson)

Ezio Pinza, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Armand Tokatyan, Lily Pons, Lucielle Browning, Helen Olheim, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Annamary Dickey, Wilfred Pelletier

2:32

Leur vertu bizarre manque d'apparat (Frederic, Ellen, Rose, Mistress Bentson, Gerald)

Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Ezio Pinza, Annamary Dickey, Helen Olheim, Lucielle Browning, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lily Pons, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Wilfred Pelletier

4:58

Prendre le dessin d'un bijou … Fantaisie aux divins mensonges (Gerald)

Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Helen Olheim, Lily Pons, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Armand Tokatyan, Lucielle Browning, Ezio Pinza, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Annamary Dickey, Wilfred Pelletier

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, Helen Olheim, George Cehanovsky, Annamary Dickey, Lucielle Browning, Ezio Pinza, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Armand Tokatyan, Lily Pons, Wilfred Pelletier

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Ezio Pinza, Annamary Dickey, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Lucielle Browning, Armand Tokatyan, Lily Pons, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Helen Olheim, Wilfred Pelletier

9:15

Allons, avant que midi sonne (Chorus, Mistress Bentson, Frederic, Rose)

Lucielle Browning, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Ezio Pinza, Helen Olheim, Lily Pons, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Annamary Dickey, Wilfred Pelletier

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

Ezio Pinza, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Lucielle Browning, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Armand Tokatyan, Helen Olheim, Annamary Dickey, Lily Pons, Wilfred Pelletier

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

Helen Olheim, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Armand Tokatyan, Lucielle Browning, Ezio Pinza, Annamary Dickey, Lily Pons, Wilfred Pelletier

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Lily Pons, Lucielle Browning, Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Annamary Dickey, Helen Olheim, Ezio Pinza, Wilfred Pelletier

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, Armand Tokatyan, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lily Pons, Lucielle Browning, Annamary Dickey, Helen Olheim, Ezio Pinza, Wilfred Pelletier

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Ezio Pinza, Lucielle Browning, Annamary Dickey, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lily Pons, Helen Olheim, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Wilfred Pelletier

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

Annamary Dickey, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lucielle Browning, Lily Pons, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Armand Tokatyan, Ezio Pinza, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Helen Olheim, Wilfred Pelletier

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Helen Olheim, Lily Pons, Ezio Pinza, Annamary Dickey, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Lucielle Browning, Wilfred Pelletier

3:19

C'est un pauvre qui mendie (Rose, Nilakantha, Lakme)

Lucielle Browning, Lily Pons, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Annamary Dickey, Nicholas Massue, Ezio Pinza, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Armand Tokatyan, Helen Olheim, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Wilfred Pelletier

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

Lucielle Browning, Lily Pons, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Annamary Dickey, Armand Tokatyan, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Helen Olheim, Ezio Pinza, Wilfred Pelletier

4:16

Ou va la jeune indoue, "Bell Song" (Lakme)

Ezio Pinza, Armand Tokatyan, Lily Pons, Helen Olheim, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Annamary Dickey, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Lucielle Browning, Wilfred Pelletier

15:50

Lakme! Lakme! C'est toi! (Gerald, Lakme)

Ezio Pinza, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Helen Olheim, Annamary Dickey, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lucielle Browning, Lily Pons, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Armand Tokatyan, Wilfred Pelletier

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Lucielle Browning, Ezio Pinza, Annamary Dickey, Armand Tokatyan, Lily Pons, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Helen Olheim, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Wilfred Pelletier

4:46

O Dourga, toi qui renais (Chorus, Ellen, Rose, Miss Bentson, Frederic, Gerald)

Helen Olheim, Armand Tokatyan, Lily Pons, Lucielle Browning, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Annamary Dickey, Ezio Pinza, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Wilfred Pelletier

5:36

Entr'acte

Ezio Pinza, Annamary Dickey, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lucielle Browning, Helen Olheim, Armand Tokatyan, Lily Pons, Wilfred Pelletier

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Annamary Dickey, Ezio Pinza, Lucielle Browning, Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lily Pons, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Helen Olheim, Wilfred Pelletier

1:57

Quel vague souvenir alourdit ma pensee? … Ah! viens, dans la foret profonde (Gerald, Lakme)

Lucielle Browning, Ezio Pinza, Helen Olheim, Armand Tokatyan, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Annamary Dickey, Lily Pons, Wilfred Pelletier

11:22

Ils allaient deux a deux (Lakme, Gerald, Chorus)

Ezio Pinza, Armand Tokatyan, Helen Olheim, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Annamary Dickey, Lucielle Browning, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Lily Pons, Wilfred Pelletier

4:19

Tu m'as donne le plus doux rave (Lakme, Gerald)

Lucielle Browning, Annamary Dickey, Lily Pons, Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, George Cehanovsky, Armand Tokatyan, Helen Olheim, Ezio Pinza, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Wilfred Pelletier

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto
George Cehanovsky

Baritone
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestra

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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