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Lily Pons

voc, 1898-1976 FR, Draguignan
Singer of Classical
A.k.a. Alice Joséphine Pons

Lily Pons (April 12, 1898 – February 13, 1976) was a French-American operatic soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. As an opera singer she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition to appearing as a guest artist with many opera houses internationally, Pons enjoyed a long association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, where she performed nearly 300 times between 1931 and 1960.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
Plays With
Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York
Chorus Of The Metropolitan Opera Association Of New York
Popular Tracks   
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Les oiseaux dans la charmille on Soprano Arias: The Definitive Collection by Various Artists
Linda di Chamounix: O luce di quest'anima on Soprano Arias: The Definitive Collection by Various Artists
Summer Time on The Greatest Voices Of The Century, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
Je suis Titania (Mignon) on Four Famous French Sopranos by Mado Robin
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa on Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini, Cesare Sterbini & Lily Pons; Giuseppe Di Stefano; Giuseppe Valdengo
La Fille du Régiment: Chacun le sait, chacun le dit on Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment by Gaetano Donizetti & Gennaro Papi; Lily Pons, Raoul Jobin, Irra Petina, Salvatore Baccaloni
Lakmé, Act I: Viens, Mallika … Dome epais le jasmin (Lakme, Mallika) on Delibes: Lakme by Léo Delibes, Wilfrid Pelletier & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Sunshine Girl - Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 2, 1957 on Sunshine Girl by Lily Pons, Tony Martin & Janet Blair
La Fille du Régiment: Au bruit de la guerre on Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment by Gaetano Donizetti & Gennaro Papi; Lily Pons, Raoul Jobin, Irra Petina, Salvatore Baccaloni
Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Act III: Tu che a Dio spiegasti I'ali on Il mito dell'opera: Ferruccio Tagliavini by Ferruccio Tagliavini, Franco Capuana & Alberto Erede

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Recital de Lily PonsLily Pons With André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra2014Single
Recital Lily PonsLily Pons2014Compil.
The Art Of Lily PonsLily Pons2014Compil.
Lucia Di LammermoorGaetano Donizetti, Lily Pons, Jan Peerce, Francesco Valentino, Nicola Moscona, Fausto Cleva2007Album
Conversation PieceNoël Coward, Lily Pons2005Album
Coloratura AssolutaLily Pons1998Compil.
Coloratura AssolutaLily Pons1998Compil.
RigolettoGiuseppe Verdi : Lawrence Tibbett, Lily Pons, Frederick Jagel, Metropolitan Opera Chorus And The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Ettore Panizza1998Album
Lily PonsLily Pons1993Compil.
RigolettoGiuseppe Verdi, Lawrence Tibbett, Lily Pons, Jan Kiepura, Gennaro Papi1992Album
Reine Du Contre-FaLily Pons1991Compil.
Opera Arias / Concert Arias / Requiem K. 626Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Lily Pons, Eleanor Steber, George London, Ezio Pinza, Bruno Walter1991Compil.
The Art Of Coloratura: Operatic Arias, Songs - Music From Her FilmsLily Pons1990Compil.
Lily PonsLily Pons1990Compil.
Lily PonsLily Pons1977Compil.
Coloratura AssolutaLily Pons1976Album
Il Barbiere Di SivigliaGioacchino Rossini, Lily Pons, Giuseppe Valdengo, Giuseppe di Stefano, Salvatore Baccaloni, Jerome Hines, The New York Metropolitan Opera, Alberto Erede1976Album
Donizetti: Arias From "Daughter Of The Regiment"Lily Pons1972Compil.
The Art Of Lily PonsLily Pons1970Album
Unforgettable Voices Sing Italian OperaEnrico Caruso, Lily Pons, Rosa Ponselle, Emmy Destinn, Zinka Milanov, Tito Schipa, Sigrid Onegin, Margarete Matzenauer, Giuseppe De Luca, Johanna Gadski, Pasquale Amato, Florence Quartararo, Ramón Vinay1969Compil.
Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (Highlights)Lily Pons, Irra Petina, Bruno Landi, John Charles Thomas, Ezio Pinza, Pompilio Malatesta, Gennaro Papi1962Album
Blue Danube Waltz / Les Filles De CadizLily Pons, André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra1960Single
The Art Of Lily PonsLily Pons1958Album
GalaLily Pons1957Compil.
Summertime / Waltz In A MajorLily Pons With André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra1957Album
Bergerettes - Romances And Songs Of The 18th CenturyLily Pons, Hershey Kay1951Album
A Night At Carnegie HallLily Pons / Ezio Pinza / Risë Stevens1950Album
Lilacs / Der Fledermaus FantasyJussi Björling / Lily Pons1948Album
Repeat PerformanceLily Pons With André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra1948Album
"Il Barbiere Di Siviglia" (Act 1)Lily Pons1948Album
In Operatic AriasLily Pons soprano, with André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra1948Album
ChansonsLily Pons With André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra1947Album
Waltz AlbumLily Pons1946Album
Song Of India / I Love TheeLily Pons / Jan Peerce1945Album
The Jockey On The CarrouselLily Pons, Maurice de Abravanel1945Album
Caro Nome / Stormy WeatherLily Pons / André Kostelanetz And His Orchestra1945Album
Two Famous Coloratura AriasLily Pons1945Album
Il Re Pastore - L'Amero, Saro ConstanteLily Pons, Bruno Walter, Mishel Piastro1942Album
Mozart AriasLily Pons, Bruno Walter1942Album
Estrellita / Cupid CaptiveLily Pons1941Album
Arias From The Daughter Of The RegimentGaetano Donizetti, Lily Pons, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra Conducted By Pietro Cimara1941Album
La Capinera / Green / MandolineLily Pons1939Album
Chanson Du Marie AntoinetteLily Pons1938Album
Caro Nome = Dearest Name / Tutte Le Feste (On Every Festal Morning)Lily Pons1932Album
Ardon Gl'Ingensi / Spargi D'Amaro PiantoLily Pons1931Album
Lakme Bell SongLily Pons1931Album
Ou Va La Jeune Indoue / Là-Bas, Dans La ForêtLily Pons, Léo Delibes1930Album
Lucia Di Lammermoor: Mad SceneLily Pons, Gaetano Donizetti1930Album
La Vie De Bohème / RigolettoLily Pons, Gustave CloëzAlbum
Previously Unissued RecordingsMiliza Korjus, Lily PonsAlbum
Lily Pons SopranoLily PonsSingle
Popular ConcertLily PonsAlbum
Caro Nome ( Dearest Name ) / Tutte Le Feste (On Every Festal Morning)Lily PonsAlbum
La Vie De Bohème / RigolettoLily PonsAlbum
One Night Of Love / I Dream Too MuchGrace Moore, Lily PonsAlbum
Lo, Here The Gentle Lark / Ah! Je Le SaisLily Pons With Orchestra Conducted By Sir John BarbirolliAlbum
Escena de la LocuraLily PonsSingle
Bell Song / Una Voce Poco FaLéo Delibes / Gioacchino Rossini, Lily PonsSingle
Lucie De Lammermoor - Acte 3Lily PonsAlbum
RigolettoLily Pons, Jan Kiepura, Lawrence Tibbett, Virgilio Lazzari, Helen Olheim, Norman Cordon, Thelma Votipka, George Cehanovsky, Giordano Paltrinieri, Wilfred Engelman, Lucielle BrowningAlbum
Five Famous Coloratura AriasLily Pons With Orchestras Conducted By Pietro CimaraAlbum
The Tales of Hoffman Les Oiseaux dans la CharmilleLily Pons, André KostelanetzAlbum
Rigoletto: Caro Nome (Act 1) / Tutte Le Feste (Act 2)Lily PonsAlbum
ParisLily PonsAlbum
Lakme (Gesamtaufnahme)Léo Delibes, Lily Pons, Irra Petina, Annamary Dickey, Lucielle Browning, Helen Olheim, Armand Tokatyan, Ezio Pinza, George Cehanovsky, Nicholas Massue, Ludovico Oliviero, Lamberto Belleri, Wilfred Engelman, Wilfrid PelletierAlbum
Mozart AriasLily Pons, Bruno WalterAlbum
Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Una Voce Poco Fa (A Little Voice I Hear)Gioacchino Rossini, Lily Pons With Orchestra Conducted By Sir John BarbirolliAlbum
A Concert By Lily Pons And Andre KostelanetzLily Pons With André Kostelanetz And His OrchestraAlbum
Classiques FavorisLily PonsSingle
Ave Maria / Think On MeLily Pons With Orchestra Conducted By Pietro CimaraAlbum
LakméLily PonsSingle
ParisLily PonsAlbum
Lily Pons In Operatic Selections And SongsLily PonsAlbum
Three Operatic AriasLily PonsAlbum
Les Contes D'Hoffmann (Act I) / Le Coq D'or (Act II)Lily PonsAlbum
Queen Of SongLily PonsSingle
Lily Pons Chante ...Lily PonsAlbum
The Renowned SopranoLily PonsCompil.
Lily Pons In Classic AirsLily PonsAlbum
ProgramLily PonsAlbum
Gilda's Aria (Rigoletto) / Blonda's Aria (Il Seraglio)Lily Pons, Gustave CloëzAlbum
Waltz SongsLily PonsAlbum
Lily Pons Sings Arias from Delibes' LakméLily PonsAlbum
Lucia Di Lammermoor: Act IIILily PonsSingle
I Dream Too Much / I'm The EchoLily PonsAlbum
Le Barbier De SévilleLily Pons, Gioacchino RossiniAlbum
Prelude In C-Sharp Minor / Home, Sweet HomeAndré Kostelanetz And His Orchestra / Lily PonsSingle
The Firefly / Lily Pons In A Series Of Soundtrack Broadcast PerformancesJeanette MacDonald, Allan Jones, Lily PonsAlbum
Rigoletto - Act 1: Il Nome Vostro Ditemi (Tell Me Your Name) / Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Act 1: Dunque Io Son (Can It Be?)Lily Pons, Giuseppe De Luca With Victor Symphony OrchestraAlbum
Lily Pons SopranoLily PonsSingle
Le Beau Danube Bleu / VillanelleLily PonsAlbum
Lucie De Lammermoor - Acte 3Lily PonsAlbum
Bergerettes - Romances And Songs Of The 18th CenturyLily PonsAlbum
Tales From The Vienna Woods And Other Lily Pons FavoritesLily Pons With André Kostelanetz And His OrchestraAlbum
Out Of The Depths I Cried To Thee, Part 1 / Lo, Here The Gentle LarkLily PonsAlbum
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