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 French with english surtitles
Cast/Performers
Anne Sophie Duprels (Melisande),
Palle Knudsen (Pelleas),
Alan Opie (Golaud),
Brian Bannatyne-Scott (Arkel),
Anne Mason (Genevieve),
Eoghan McNelis (Yniold - Jun 1 / 9 / 16),
Louis Watkins (Yniold - Jun 3 / 11),
Nicholas Lester (Doctor / Shepherd)
Creatives/Company
Music:
DebussyProducer:
Holland Park OperaCompany:
City of London SinfoniaConductor:
Brad CohenDirector(s):
Olivia Fuchs,
Claire Whistler (movement)
Design:
Yannis ThavorisLighting:
Colin Grenfell