Annotation

Cast:

Lakmé: Natalie Dessay
Gerald: Gregory Kunde
Nilakantha: José Van Dam
Mallika: Delphine Haidan
Frederic: Franck Leguérinel
Ellen: Patricia Petibon
Rose: Xenia Konsek
Mistress Bentson: Bernadette Antoine
Hadji: Charles Burles
Un Domben: Alain Chilemme
Un Marchand Chinois: Jean-Pierre Lautre
Un Kouravar: Yves Boudier

Recorded 24 Jun to 2 Jul 1997, Halle-aux-Grains, Toulouse
Copyright owned by EMI Music France

Label: EMI - Catalog #: CDCB 556569 - Format: CD - UPC: 259648070000

EMI Classics 7243 5 56570 2 2 appears as disc 1 in boxed set EMI Classics 7243 5 56569 2 6
EMI Classics 7243 5 56571 2 1 appears as disc 2 in boxed set EMI Classics 7243 5 56569 2 6

Tracklist

1CD: 7243 (5 56570 2) 2
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1Lakmé: Prélude
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Prélude
composer:
Léo Delibes
part of:
Lakmé
Léo Delibes3:35
2Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 1 Introduction : «A lʼheure accoutumée»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
bass vocals [Nilakantha]:
José van Dam
choir vocals [Chœur]:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
chorus master:
Pierre Iodice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. Introduction No. 1 « À l’heure accoutumée » (Nilakantha, chœur)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes3:17
3Lakmé: Acte I. Prière : «Blanche Dourga»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
bass vocals [Nilakantha]:
José van Dam
choir vocals [Chœur]:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
chorus master:
Pierre Iodice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. Prière « Blanche Dourga » (Lakmé, Nilakantha, chœur)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes4:14
4Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 1 bis - Scène : «Lakmé, c’est toi qui nous protèges!»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
bass vocals [Nilakantha]:
José van Dam
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Delphine Haidan
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay
tenor vocals [Hadji]:
Charles Burles
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 1b Scène « Lakmé, c’est toi qui nous protèges ! » (Nilakantha, Lakmé)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes3:15
5Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 2 - Duetto : «Viens, Mallika»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Delphine Haidan
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:55
6Lakmé: Acte I. Scène : «Miss Rose, Miss Ellen»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
baritone vocals [Frederic]:
Franck Leguérinel
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mistress Bentson]:
Bernadette Antoine
soprano vocals [Ellen]:
Patricia Petibon
soprano vocals [Rose]:
Xenia Konsek
tenor vocals [Gerald]:
Gregory Kunde
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. Scène « Miss Rose, Miss Ellen » (Miss Bentson, Rose, Ellen, Gérald, Frédéric)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes2:32
7Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 3 - Quintette & couplets : «Quand une femme est si jolie»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
baritone vocals [Frederic]:
Franck Leguérinel
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mistress Bentson]:
Bernadette Antoine
soprano vocals [Ellen]:
Patricia Petibon
soprano vocals [Rose]:
Xenia Konsek
tenor vocals [Gerald]:
Gregory Kunde
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 3 Quintette & couplets « Quand une femme est si jolie » (Miss Bentson, Rose, Ellen, Gérald, Frédéric)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:17
8Lakmé: Acte I. Récitatif : «Nous commettons un sacrilège»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
baritone vocals [Frederic]:
Franck Leguérinel
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mistress Bentson]:
Bernadette Antoine
soprano vocals [Ellen]:
Patricia Petibon
soprano vocals [Rose]:
Xenia Konsek
tenor vocals [Gerald]:
Gregory Kunde
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. Récitatif « Nous commettons un sacrilège » (Gérald, Frédéric, Miss Bentson, Rose, Ellen)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes1:17
9Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 4 - Air : «Prendre le dessin d’un bijou»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
tenor vocals [Gerald]:
Gregory Kunde
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 4 Air « Prendre le dessin d’un bijou » … « Fantaisie aux divins mensonges » (Gérald)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:49
10Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 4 bis - Scène : «Non! Je ne veux pas toucher»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Delphine Haidan
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay
tenor vocals [Gerald]:
Gregory Kunde
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 4b Scène « Non ! Je ne veux pas toucher » … « C'est elle » (Gérald, Lakmé)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes3:08
11Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 5 - Récitatif & strophes : «Les fleurs me paraissent plus belles»Léo Delibes3:58
12Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 5 bis - Récitatif : «Ah! Mallika! Mallika!»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Delphine Haidan
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay
tenor vocals [Hadji]:
Charles Burles
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 5b Récitatif « Ah ! Mallika ! Mallika ! » (Lakmé, Hadji, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes0:43
13Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 6 - Duo : «D’où viens-tu? Que veux-tu?»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay
tenor vocals [Gerald]:
Gregory Kunde
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 6 Duo « D’où viens‐tu ? Que veux‐tu ? » … « Cʼest le dieu de la jeunesse » (Lakmé, Gérald)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes7:52
14Lakmé: Acte I. Nᵒ 6 bis - Scène : «Viens! là! là!»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
bass vocals [Nilakantha]:
José van Dam
choir vocals [Chœur]:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay
tenor vocals [Hadji]:
Charles Burles
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
chorus master:
Pierre Iodice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 6b Scène « Viens ! là ! là ! » (Hadji, Nilakantha, Lakmé, chœur)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes1:22
15Lakmé: Acte I. Entr’acte
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte III. Entr’acte
composer:
Léo Delibes
part of:
Lakmé : Acte III
Léo Delibes1:20
16Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 7 - Chœur & scène du marché : «Allons, avant que midi sonne»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
baritone vocals [Frederic]:
Franck Leguérinel
choir vocals [Chœur]:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mistress Bentson]:
Bernadette Antoine
soprano vocals [Rose]:
Xenia Konsek
vocals:
Yves Boudier, Alain Chilemme and Jean-Pierre Lautre
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
chorus master:
Pierre Iodice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 7 Chœur & scène du marché « Allons, avant que midi sonne » (Choeur)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II
Léo Delibes4:45
17Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 7 bis - Récitatif : «Enfin! Nous aurons du silence!»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
baritone vocals [Frederic]:
Franck Leguérinel
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mistress Bentson]:
Bernadette Antoine
soprano vocals [Rose]:
Xenia Konsek
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 7b Récitatif « Il sont assourdissants » … « Enfin ! Nous aurons du silence ! » (Miss Bentson, Frederic, Rose)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II
Léo Delibes1:01
18Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 8 - Airs de danse: Introduction
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. Airs de danse: Introduction
composer:
Léo Delibes
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 8 Airs de danse (ballet music)
Léo Delibes0:27
19Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 8 - Airs de danse: Terâna
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. Airs de danse: Terâna
composer:
Léo Delibes
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 8 Airs de danse (ballet music)
Léo Delibes1:39
20Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 8 - Airs de danse: Rektah
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. Airs de danse: Rektah
composer:
Léo Delibes
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 8 Airs de danse (ballet music)
Léo Delibes0:57
21Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 8 - Airs de danse: Persian
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. Airs de danse: Persian
composer:
Léo Delibes
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 8 Airs de danse (ballet music)
Léo Delibes2:02
22Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 8 - Airs de danse: Coda avec chœurs : «Ah! Ah! Par nos yeux charmés»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
choir vocals [Chœur]:
Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
chorus master:
Pierre Iodice
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. Airs de danse: Coda avec chœurs « Ah ! Ah ! Par nos yeux charmés »
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 8 Airs de danse (ballet music)
Léo Delibes1:10
23Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 8 - Airs de danse: Sortie
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. Airs de danse: Sortie
composer:
Léo Delibes
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 8 Airs de danse (ballet music)
Léo Delibes0:43
24Lakmé: Acte II. Récitatif «Voyez donc ce vieillard»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
baritone vocals [Frederic]:
Franck Leguérinel
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mistress Bentson]:
Bernadette Antoine
soprano vocals [Rose]:
Xenia Konsek
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. Récitatif « Voyez donc ce vieillard » (Rose, Frédéric, Miss Bentson, Ellen, Gérald)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II
Léo Delibes4:03
25Lakmé: Acte II. Nᵒ 9 - Scène & stances : «Ah! Ce vieillard encore!»
assistant engineer:
Claude Wagner
engineer and balance engineer:
Daniel Michel
producer:
Étienne Collard
bass vocals [Nilakantha]:
José van Dam
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay
soprano vocals [Rose]:
Xenia Konsek
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (in 1998)
recorded at:
Toulouse, Halle-aux-Grains in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte II. No. 9 Scène & stances « Ah ! Ce vieillard encore ! » … « Lakmé, ton doux regard » (Nilakantha, Lakmé)
composer:
Léo Delibes
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
part of:
Lakmé : Acte II
Léo Delibes4:37
2CD: 7243 (5 56571 2) 1

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manufactured in:The EU
photography:Sousse Ohana
liner notes:Michel Parouty
assistant engineer:Claude Wagner
executive producer:Alain Lanceron
producer:Étienne Collard
balance engineer:Daniel Michel
manufactured by:EMI Uden
copyrighted (©) by:EMI Music France (in 1998)
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