Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	18th July 2018
To	18th July 2018
When	18:30
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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Date of change: 31 May 18 - T1191729957

Prom 5 - Debussy Pelleas et Melisande

Work:: Prom 5 (S367)

Part of the BBC Proms.

Production:: Debussy Pelleas et Melisande (T1191729957)

Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande is an operatic fairy tale played out in the shadowy half-light of the mysterious kingdom of Allemonde. Love, desire, power and violence permeate this luminous score - arguably one of the greatest of the 20th century. This semi-staged performance of Glyndebourne's new production, marking the centenary of the composer's death, is conducted by the company's Music Director Robin Ticciati, with Christopher Purves as the obsessive Golaud and former Kathleen Ferrier Award-winner Christina Gansch as his beloved Melisande.

Performer	Christina Gansch (Melisande)
Performer	John Chest (Pelleas)
Performer	Christopher Purves (Golaud)
Performer	Brindley Sherratt (Arkel)
Performer	Karen Cargill (Genevieve)
Performer	Chloe Briot (Yniold)
Company	Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Company	London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor	Robin Ticciati

Listing:: L1338655284

Debussy Pelleas et Melisande

Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande is an operatic fairy tale played out in the shadowy half-light of the mysterious kingdom of Allemonde. Love, desire, power and violence permeate this luminous score - arguably one of the greatest of the 20th century. This semi-staged performance of Glyndebourne's new production, marking the centenary of the composer's death, is conducted by the company's Music Director Robin Ticciati, with Christopher Purves as the obsessive Golaud and former Kathleen Ferrier Award-winner Christina Gansch as his beloved Melisande.

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