‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir
Ezio Pinza

Baritone
George Cehanovsky

Baritone
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestra

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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