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. Sung in English. Co-production with English National Opera and the Minnesota Opera. Original production (1995) supported by the Friends of Opera North.
Cast/Performers
Joan Rodgers (Melisande),
William Dazeley (Pelleas),
Robert Hayward (Golaud),
Frances McCafferty (Genevieve),
Clive Bayley (Arkel)
Creatives/Company
Music:
DebussyCompany:
Opera NorthConductor(s):
Paul Daniel,
James Holmes