‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Lily Pons

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestra
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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