Details
Debussy's masterpiece, Pelleas et Melisande is based on Maurice Maeterlinck's symbolist play and was first performed in 1902 at the Opera-Comique, Paris. A tragic fairy-tale, the opera recounts the ill-fated love of half-brothers Golaud and Pelleas for the same woman, the enigmatic Melisande. Semi-staged
Cast/Performers
Magdalena Kozena,
Christian Gerhaher (Pelleas),
Gerald Finley (Goulaud),
Bernarda Fink (Genevieve),
Franz-Josef Selig (Arkel)
Creatives/Company
Music:
DebussyCompany(s):
London Symphony Orchester,
London Symphony ChorusConductor:
Simon Rattle (Sir)
Director(s):
Peter Sellars,
Simon Halsey