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- Claude Debussy
Pelléas and Mélisande (1902)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by Henry Grafton Chapman for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.
- Libretto based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck. English translation by Henry Chapman.
- English
- 12th June 2026, Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, United Kingdom
Programme Note
Cast List:
ARKËL, King of Allemonde
GENEVIÈVE, mother of Pelleas and Golaud
PELLÉAS, grandson of Arkel
GOLAUD, grandson of Arkel
MÉLISANDE
LITTLE YNIOLD, Golaud's son (by his first wife)
A PHYSICIAN
Servants, Poor People, etc.Synopsis:
Set in the mythical land of Allemonde, Golaud discovers a mysterious maiden weeping in the forest. He takes her home and marries her. But his brother Pelléas is also transfixed by Mélisande, creating a well of unspoken emotion which stretches the family to breaking point.
ARKËL, King of Allemonde
GENEVIÈVE, mother of Pelleas and Golaud
PELLÉAS, grandson of Arkel
GOLAUD, grandson of Arkel
MÉLISANDE
LITTLE YNIOLD, Golaud's son (by his first wife)
A PHYSICIAN
Servants, Poor People, etc.Synopsis:
Set in the mythical land of Allemonde, Golaud discovers a mysterious maiden weeping in the forest. He takes her home and marries her. But his brother Pelléas is also transfixed by Mélisande, creating a well of unspoken emotion which stretches the family to breaking point.