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An introduction to-- Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande / written by Thomson Smillie.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.
- Series:
- Opera explained
- Naxos Music Library.
- Standardized Title:
- Pelléas et Mélisande. Selections
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Pelléas et Mélisande.
- Debussy, Claude.
- Opera.
- Genre:
- Stories, plots, etc.
- Operas.
- Excerpts.
- Downloadable audio file.
- Sound recordings.
- Plot summaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file).
- Other Title:
- Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande
- Pelléas et Mélisande
- Place of Publication:
- [Kowloon, Hong Kong] : Naxos, [2005]
- Language Note:
- Sung in French; narration in English.
- System Details:
- digital recording
- Summary:
- Presents historical background, an explanation of the plot, and a presentation of the main arias and themes from the opera, interspersed with historical and musicological narration.
- Contents:
- Introduction to Claude Debussy (4:08)
- The influence of Wagner and atonality (3:14)
- Debussy's childhood and development (5:47)
- Maurice Maeterlinck (4:50)
- The story and opening (5:28)
- Golaud encounters Melisande (5:07)
- King Arkel's acceptance and the entrance of Pelleas (5:44)
- Pelleas and Melisande together (4:41)
- Golaud lies ill (5:12)
- Melisande at the window and Golaud's suspicion (6:15)
- Golaud uses Yniold (4:45)
- Act IV. Pelleas to depart ; Arkel and Melisande ; Golaud's anger (5:51)
- Yniold's scene ; the love duet (4:46)
- Pelleas : "We have broken the ice with red hot irons" (6:07)
- Act V (6:48).
- Participant:
- David Timson, narrator ; Mireille Delünsch, Françoise Golfier, sopranos ; Hélène Jossoud, mezzo-soprano ; Gérard Théruel, Armand Arapian, baritones ; Jean-Jacques Doumène, Gabriel Bacquier, basses ; Chœur régional Nord-Pas-de-Calais ; Orchestre national de Lille ; Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor.
- Notes:
- Libretto by Maurice Maeterlinck.
- Music excerpts are from Naxos 8.660047-9 (1997).
- Musical portions recorded at Opéra de Lille, France, Mar. 1996.
- Description based on hard copy version record.
- Other Format:
- Source record: Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Pelléas et Mélisande. Selections. Introduction to-- Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande.
- OCLC:
- 811325924
- Publisher Number:
- HKI190426401
- HKI190426402
- HKI190426403
- HKI190426404
- HKI190426405
- HKI190426406
- HKI190426407
- HKI190426408
- HKI190426409
- HKI190426410
- HKI190426411
- HKI190426412
- HKI190426413
- HKI190426414
- HKI190426415
- 8.558172 Naxos Educational
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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