‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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

8:08

Léo Delibes

Composer
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Choir
Ezio Pinza

Baryton
Lily Pons

Soprano
Irra Petina

Contralto

Delibes: Lakme (1940)

RECORD LABEL

On This Album