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Pelléas et Mélisande (1992)

1992-02-01 · 2h 38m · FR
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Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande) is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. The French libretto was adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck's Symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande. It premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 30 April 1902 with Jean Périer as Pelléas and Mary Garden as Mélisande in a performance conducted by André Messager, who was instrumental in getting the Opéra-Comique to stage the work. The only opera Debussy ever completed, it is considered a landmark in 20th-century music.

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Alison HagleyAlison HagleyMélisandeNeill ArcherNeill ArcherPelléasDonald MaxwellDonald MaxwellGolaudKenneth CoxKenneth CoxArkelPenelope WalkerPenelope WalkerGenevièvePeter MasocchiPeter MasocchiLe Berger / Le MédecinSamuel BurkeySamuel BurkeyYniold

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What is Pelléas et Mélisande about?

Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande) is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. The French libretto was adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck's Symbolist play Pelléas et Mélisande. It premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 30 April 1902 with Jean Périer as Pelléas and Mary Garden as Mélisande in a performance conducted by André Messager, who was instrumental in getting the Opéra-Comique to stage the work. The only opera Debussy ever completed, it is considered a landmark in 20th-century music.

How long is Pelléas et Mélisande?

Pelléas et Mélisande has a runtime of 158 minutes.