‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Wilfred Pelletier

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
Wilfred Pelletier

Conductor
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestra
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir
Ezio Pinza

Baritone

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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