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It may seem a paradox that one of the most influential composers of modern sung theater completed only one opera. “Pelléas et Mélisande” brought French composer Claude Debussy instant fame in 1902 ...

The Italian director Romeo Castellucci, known for his avant-garde theater productions, will take on Debussy’s “Pelléas et Mélisande” in his La Scala debut. By A.J. Goldmann In two programs with the ...

Claude Debussy's 'Pelléas et Mélisande,' in the Bavarian State Opera staging by Jetske Mijnssen, with, L to R, Ben Bliss (Pelléas), Franz-Josef Selig (Arkel), Christian Gerhaher (Golaud) and Sabine ...

The company performs five main stage productions, plus the Family Performance Series and recital and gala concerts, and hosts the ...

Pelléas et Mélisande is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. The French libretto was adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck's symbolist play of the same name. It premiered at the Salle Favart ...

MORE than once has it been possible to hear Mme. Maria Mueller as Aida, Mr. Martinelli as Rhadames, and other Metropolitan principals in the well-worn measures of Verdi’s Egyptalian opera.

Opera Atelier concludes its 2025/26 season with a production that puts the company on the cutting edge of period performance practice internationally, with its premiere of Claude Debussy's Pelléas et ...

Among the productions I have seen of Debussy’s Pelléas Et Mélisande, those that best capture its elusive spirit subscribe to the “less is more” school of design. This is not for Norwegian director ...