Léo Delibes
Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (French: [klemɑ̃ filibɛʁ leo dəlib]; 21 February 1836 – 16 January 1891) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his ballets and operas. His works include the ballets Coppélia (1870) and Sylvia (1876) and the opera Lakmé (1883), which includes the well-known "Flower Duet". Born into a musical family, Delibes enrolled at France's foremost music academy, the Conservatoire de Paris, when he was twelve, studying under several professors including Adolphe Adam. After composing light comic opérettes in the 1850s and 1860s, while also serving as a church organist, Delibes achieved public recognition for his music for the ballet La Source in 1866. His later ballets Coppélia and Sylvia were key works in the development of modern ballet, giving the music much greater importance than previously. He composed a small number of mélodies, some of which are still performed frequently. Delibes had several attempts at writing more serious operas, and achieved a considerable critical and commercial success in 1883 with Lakmé. In his later years he joined the faculty of the Conservatoire, teaching composition. He died at his home in Paris at the age of 54. Coppélia and Sylvia remain core works in the international ballet repertoire, and Lakmé is revived from time to time in opera houses. |
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 198 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Trial 1916-10-28-04] | Not documented | 10/28/1916 | Bell song | Amelita Galli-Curci | Soprano vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 1830 | 10-in. | between January and July 1904 | Valse lente | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 1831 | 10-in. | between January and July 1904 | Pizzicato | Columbia Band | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 3135 | 10-in. | ca. Jan -Mar. 1906 | Stances | Marcel Journet | Bass vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 4039 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-June 1909 | Où va la jeune Indoue | Camille Borello | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 19253 | 10-in. | 3/9/1911 | Intermezzo et valse lente | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 19254 | 10-in. | 3/9/1911 | Pizzicato | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 38205 | 10-in. | 8/16/1912 | Circassian dance | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 45631 | 10-in. | 5/12/1915 | Pourquoi donc | Isa Jeynevald-Mercier | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 46897 | 10-in. | 7/1/1916 | Passepied | Little Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 79846 | 10-in. | 5/16/1921 | Les filles de Cadiz | Lucy Gates | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 30107 | 12-in. | ca. 1907-Feb. 1908 | Lakmé, ton doux regard | Charles Gilibert | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 30113 | 12-in. | ca. 1907-Feb. 1908 | Les filles de Cadix | Lillian Blauvelt | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 30471 | 12-in. | 4/21/1910 | Sous le dome epais le jasmin | Eugenie Bronskaja ; Bettina Freeman | Vocal duet (soprano and mezzo soprano), with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 30647 | 12-in. | ca. 1911 | Les filles de Cadix | Olive Fremstad | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 30951 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | Dov'e l'indiana bruna | Bernice De Pasquali | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 36494 | 12-in. | 11/22/1912 | Lakmé, ton doux regard | Hector Dufranne | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 36727 | 12-in. | approximately 1913 | Entr' acte et valse | Ellery Band ; Taddeo di Girolamo | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 37157 | 12-in. | ca. 1915 | Bell song | Felice Lyne | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 37343 | 12-in. | 7/8/1915 | Naila ballet : Intermezzo | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 37464 | 12-in. | 11/5/1915 | Valse lento et pizzicato | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 37497 | 12-in. | 12/3/1915 | Coppelia ballet : Entr' acte et valse | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 48936 | 12-in. | 9/28/1916 | Valse lente | Columbia Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49070 | 12-in. | 1/15/1917 | Waltz of the hours | Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra ; Ernst Kunwald | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 49150 | 12-in. | 3/12/1917 | Pourquoi dans | Maria Barrientos | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delibes, Léo," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102756.
Delibes, Léo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102756.
"Delibes, Léo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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