‎Delibes: Lakme (1940) by Lily Pons

Announcement

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

0:53

Prelude

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

3:06

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

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

2:12

Soyez trois fois benis, vons qui rendez (Nilakantha)

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

1:22

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

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

6:44

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

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

4:38

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

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

2:32

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

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

4:58

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

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

8:01

Pourquoi dans les grands bois (Lakme, Gerald)

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

4:29

Oublier que je t'ai vue (Gerald)

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

9:15

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

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

3:29

Airs de danse: Introduction

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

0:20

Airs de danse: Terena (Chorus)

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

1:49

Airs de danse: Rektah (Chorus)

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

1:47

Airs de danse: Persian (Chorus)

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

1:38

Airs de danse: Danse

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

2:37

Airs de danse: Coda (Chorus)

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

1:46

Airs de danse: Sortie (Chorus)

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

3:19

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

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

1:31

Lakme, ton doux regard se voile (Nilakantha)

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

4:16

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

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

15:50

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

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

2:56

Dans la foret pres de nous (Lakme)

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

4:46

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

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

5:36

Entr'acte

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

3:29

Sous le ciel tout etoile (Lakme)

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

1:57

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

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

11:22

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

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

4:19

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

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