‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Nicholas Massue

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
George Cehanovsky

Baritone
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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