‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Nicholas Massue

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
George Cehanovsky

Baritone
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestra

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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