‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by George Cehanovsky

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
George Cehanovsky

Baritone
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

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