‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Lily Pons

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

Nicholas Massue, Irra Petina, Lily Pons, Helen Olheim, Ezio Pinza, George Cehanovsky, 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)

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir
Ezio Pinza

Baritone

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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