Delibes: Lakme - Mady Mesple, Alain Lombard (2 CDS)
Delibes: Lakme - Mady Mesple, Alain Lombard (2 CDS)
FORMAT (CD, LP, DVD?)
FORMAT (CD, LP, DVD?)
Delibes’ exquisite and touching Lakmé was first performed at the Opéra Comique in Paris in 1883. Nearly 90 years later the orchestra and chorus of that very theatre assembled for this recording under the baton of Alain Lombard. The title role, a Brahmin’s daughter who loves an English officer, is taken by Mady Mesplé. Her charming, agile soprano exemplifies French style, as does the sweet-toned tenor of Charles Burles, who partners her as Gérald. Mezzo-soprano Danielle Millet joins Mesplé for the celebrated Flower Duet, while Lakmé’s implacable father, Nilakantha, is sung by the splendid bass Roger Soyer.
Artists
Mady Mesplé (Lakmé), Danielle Millet (Mallika), Charles Burles (Gérald), Roger Soyer (Nilakantha) & Jean-Christophe Benoit (Frédéric), Bernadette Antoine (Ellen), Monique Linval (Rose), Agnès Disney (Mrs Bentson) & Joseph Peyron (Hadji)
Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique, Alain Lombard
Alain Lombard conducts a properly Gallic Lakmé with Mady Mesplé as a winningly lyric heroine and for once the Bell Song is more than a showstopper. Then there’s Charles Burles’s Gerald – truly a tenor worth dying for. - BBC Magazine
1 Lakme: Prelude
2 Lakme, Act 1: "À L'heure Accoutumee" (Mallika, Hadji, Chorus, Nilakantha)
3 Lakme, Act 1: "Blanche Dourga, Pale Siva !" (Lakme, Chorus, Nilakantha)
4 Lakme, Act 1: "Lakme, C'est Toi Qui Nous Proteges !" (Nilakantha, Lakme, Hadji, Mallika)
5 Lakme, Act 1: "Viens, Mallika" (Lakme, Mallika)
6 Lakme, Act 1: "Dome Epais Le Jasmin a la Rose S'assemble" (Lakme, Mallika)
7 Lakme, Act 1: "Miss Rose, Miss Ellen, Respectez Les Clotures !" (MRS Bentson, Ellen, Rose, Gerald, Frederic)
8 Lakme, Act 1: "Quand Une Femme Est Si Jolie" (MRS Bentson, Ellen, Rose, Gerald, Frederic)
9 Lakme, Act 1: "Nous Commettons Un Sacrilege" (MRS Bentson, Ellen, Rose, Gerald, Frederic)
10 Lakme, Act 1: "Prendre Le Dessin D'un Bijou" (Gerald)
11 Lakme, Act 1: "Fantaisie Aux Divins Mensonges" (Gerald)
12 Lakme, Act 1: "Non ! Je Ne Veux Pas Toucher" (Gerald, Lakme, Mallika)
13 Lakme, Act 1: "Les Fleurs Me Paraissent Plus Belles" (Lakme)
14 Lakme, Act 1: "Pourquoi Dans Les Grands Bois" (Lakme)
15 Lakme, Act 1: "Ah ! Mallika ! Mallika !" (Lakme, Mallika, Hadji)
16 Lakme, Act 1: "D'ou Viens-Tu ? Que Veux-Tu ?" (Lakme, Gerald)
17 Lakme, Act 1: "C'est Le Dieu de la Jeunesse" (Lakme, Gerald)
18 Lakme, Act 1: "Viens ! la ! la !" (Hadji, Nilakantha, Lakme, Chorus)
19 Lakme, Act 2: Entracte
20 Lakme, Act 2: "Alllons, Avant Que Midi Sonne" (Chorus)
21 Lakme, Act 2: "Ces Egoistes Peu Formalistes" (MRS Bentson, Chorus, Frederic, Rose)
22 Lakme, Act 2: "Enfin ! Nous Aurons Du Silence !" (MRS Bentson, Frederic, Rose)
23 Lakme, Act 2: Dances - Introduction
24 Lakme, Act 2: Dances - Terana
25 Lakme, Act 2: Dances - Rektah
26 Lakme, Act 2: Dances - Persian
27 Lakme, Act 2: Dances - Coda
28 Lakme, Act 2: Dances - Sortie
29 Lakme, Act 2: "Voyez Donc Ce Vieillard Et Cette Jeune Fille !" (Rose, Frederic, Mrs Bentson, Ellen, Gerald)
30 Lakme, Act 2: "Ah ! Ce Vieillard Encore ! C'est Un Pauvre Qui Mendie" (Rose, Nilakantha, Lakme)
31 Lakme, Act 2: "Lakme, Ton Doux Regard Se Voile" (Nilakantha)
- Disc 2 -
1 Lakme, Act 2: "Ah ! C'est de Ta Douleur" (Lakme, Nilakantha)
2 Lakme, Act 2: "Ah ! Par Les Dieux Inspiree" (Lakme, Nilakantha, Chorus)
3 Lakme, Act 2: "Ou Va la Jeune Hindoue" (Lakme)
4 Lakme, Act 2: "La-Bas Dans la Foret Plus Sombre" (Lakme)
5 Lakme, Act 2: "La Rage Me Devore" (Nilakantha, Lakme, Chorus, Gerald, Frederic)
6 Lakme, Act 2: "Au Milieu Des Chants D'allegresse" (Nilakantha, Chorus, Lakme)
7 Lakme, Act 2: "Le Maitre Ne Pense Qu'a Sa Vengeance" (Hadji)
8 Lakme, Act 2: "Lakme ! Lakme ! C'est Toi !" (Gerald, Lakme)
9 Lakme, Act 2: "Ah ! C'est L'amour Endormi" (Gerald, Lakme)
10 Lakme, Act 2: "Dans la Foret Pres de Nous" (Gerald, Lakme)
11 Lakme, Act 2: "Ô Douce Enchanteresse, Parle, Parle Toujours !" (Gerald, Lakme)
12 Lakme, Act 2: "Ô Dourga, Toi Qui Renais Dourga, Entends Nos Voix !" (Chorus)
13 Lakme, Act 2: "Voyez Cette Ville en Fete !" (Ellen, Rose, Mrs Bentson, Frederic, Gerald, Chorus)
14 Lakme, Act 2: "C'est Un Reve, Une Folie" (Gerald, Chorus, Lakme)
15 Lakme, Act 3: Entracte
16 Lakme, Act 3: "Sous Le Ciel Tout Etoile" (Lakme)
17 Lakme, Act 3: "Quel Vague Souvenir Alourdit Ma Pensee ?" (Gerald, Lakme)
18 Lakme, Act 3: "Lakme ! Lakme ! Lakme ! Ah ! Viens, Dans la Foret Profonde" (Gerald)
19 Lakme, Act 3: "La, Je Pourrai T'entendre" (Lakme, Chorus, Gerald)
20 Lakme, Act 3: "Descendons la Pente Doucement" (Lakme, Chorus, Gerald)
21 Lakme, Act 3: "Vivant ! Ah ! Frederic !" (Frederic, Gerald)
22 Lakme, Act 3: "Ils Allaient Deux a Deux" (Lakme)
23 Lakme, Act 3: "Ce N'est Plus Toi !" (Lakme, Gerald)
24 Lakme, Act 3: "Ciel ! Alerte ! Nos Soldats !" (Gerald, Chorus, Lakme)
25 Lakme, Act 3: "Tu M'as Donne Le Plus Doux Reve" (Lakme)
26 Lakme, Act 3: "Ce Que Je Lis Sur Ton Visage" (Gerald, Lakme)
27 Lakme, Act 3: "C'est Lui ! C'est Lui !" (Nilakantha, Lakme, Gerald)
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