‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Armand Tokatyan

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir
Ezio Pinza

Baritone
George Cehanovsky

Baritone
Wilfred Pelletier

Conductor

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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