‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Armand Tokatyan

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
Wilfred Pelletier

Conductor
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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