‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Nicholas Massue

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir
Ezio Pinza

Baritone
Wilfred Pelletier

Conductor
George Cehanovsky

Baritone

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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