‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Orchestra
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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