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Debussy - Pelléas Et Mélisande / Henry, Alliot-Lugaz, Cachemaille, Thau, Carlson, Golfier, Chœurs Et Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Dutoit / The Opera Company / Decca 2x Audio CD 2011 / 478 3044
UPC 0028947830443
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 of the same name. It premiered at the Salle Favart in Paris by the Opéra-Comique on 30 April 1902; Jean Périer was Pelléas and Mary Garden was Mélisande, 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.
The plot concerns a love triangle. Prince Golaud finds Mélisande, a mysterious young woman, lost in a forest. He marries her and brings her back to the castle of his grandfather, King Arkel of Allemonde. Here Mélisande becomes increasingly attached to Golaud's younger half-brother Pelléas, arousing Golaud's jealousy. Golaud goes to excessive lengths to find out the truth about Pelléas and Mélisande's relationship, even forcing his own child, Yniold, to spy on the couple. Pelléas decides to leave the castle but arranges to meet Mélisande one last time and the two finally confess their love for one another. Golaud, who has been eavesdropping, rushes out and kills Pelléas. Mélisande dies shortly after, having given birth to a daughter, with Golaud still begging her to tell him “the truth.”
Despite its initial controversy, Pelléas et Mélisande has remained regularly staged and recorded throughout the 20th- and into the 21st-century.
| Label: | Decca – 478 3044 |
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| Series: | The Opera Company |
| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2011 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Modern, Opera |
Tracklist:
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Premier Acte | ||
| Scène 1 | |||
| 1-1 | Je Ne Pourrai Plus Sortir De Cette Forêt (Golaud) | 3:17 | |
| 1-2 | Pourquoi Pleures-Tu? (Golaud) | 6:20 | |
| 1-3 | Je Suis Perdu Aussi (Golaud) | 2:55 | |
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Scène 2 |
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| 1-4 | Voici Ce Qu'il Écrit À Son Frère Pelléas (Geneviève) | 2:55 | |
| 1-5 | Qu'en Dites-Vous? (Geneviève) | 4:58 | |
| 1-6 | Interlude | 2:05 | |
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Scène 3 |
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| 1-7 | Il Fait Sombre Dans Les Jardins (Mélisande) | 2:23 | |
| 1-8 | Hoé! Hisse Hoé! (Marins) | 3:51 | |
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Deuxième Acte |
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| Scène 1 | |||
| 1-9 | Vous Ne Savez Pas Où Je Vous Ai Menée? (Pelléas) | 3:36 | |
| 1-10 | C'est Au Bord D'une Fontaine (Pelléas) | 2:52 | |
| 1-11 | Interlude | 3:19 | |
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Scène 2 |
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| 1-12 | Ah! Ah! Tout Va Bien (Golaud) | 7:37 | |
| 1-13 | Voyons, Donne-moi Ta Main (Golaud) | 2:56 | |
| 1-14 | Interlude | 2:24 | |
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Scène 3 |
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| 1-15 | Oui, C'est Ici, Nous Y Sommes (Pelléas) | 4:21 | |
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Troisième Acte |
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| Scène 1 | |||
| 1-16 | Mes Longs Cheveux (Mélisande) | 5:43 | |
| 1-17 | Je Les Tiens Dans Les Mains (Pelléas) | 4:03 | |
| 1-18 | Que Faites-vous Ici? (Golaud) | 3:38 | |
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Scène 2 |
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| 1-19 | Prenez Garde: Par Ici, Par Ici (Golaud) | 3:53 | |
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Scène 3 |
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| 1-20 | Ah! Je Respire Enfin (Pelléas) | 3:39 | |
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Troisième Acte (Suite) |
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| 2-1 | Interlude | 1:08 | |
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Scène 4 |
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| 2-2 | Viens, Nous Allons Nous Asseoir Ici (Golaud) | 5:42 | |
| 2-3 | Qu'ils S'embrasse, Petit Père? (Yniold) | 4:27 | |
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Quatrième Acte |
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| Scène 1 | |||
| 2-4 | Où Vas-tu? (Pelléas) | 3:00 | |
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Scène 2 |
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| 2-5 | Maintenant Que Le Père De Pelléas (Arkel) | 5:40 | |
| 2-6 | Pelléas Part Ce Soir (Golaud) | 3:33 | |
| 2-7 | Ne Mettez Pas Ainsi Votre Main À La Gorge (Golaud) | 3:32 | |
| 2-8 | Interlude | 4:06 | |
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Scène 3 |
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| 2-9 | Oh! Cette Pierre Est Lourde | 3:43 | |
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Scène 4 |
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| 2-10 | C'est Le Dernier Soir (Pelléas) | 3:47 | |
| 2-11 | Nous Sommes Venus Ici Il Y A Bien Longtemps (Mélisande) |
1:56 | |
| 2-12 | On Dirait Que Ta Voix (Pelléas) | 4:00 | |
| 2-13 | Quel Est Ce Bruit? (Pelléas) | 4:16 | |
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Cinquième Acte |
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| 2-14 | Ce N'est Pas De Cette Petite Blessure (Médecin) | 3:12 | |
| 2-15 | Attention; Je Crois Qu'elle S'eveille (Arkel) | 5:26 | |
| 2-16 | Mélisande, As-tu Pitié De Moi (Golaud) | 2:40 | |
| 2-17 | Non, Non, Nous N'avons Pas Été Coupables (Mélisande) | 2:08 | |
| 2-18 | Qu'avez-vous Fait? (Arkel) | 2:28 | |
| 2-19 | Qu'y A-t-il | 2:20 | |
| 2-20 | Attention... Attention. (Arkel) | 6:28 |
- Art Direction – Paul Rollo
- Artwork By [Cover] – Edward Burne-Jones
- Baritone Vocals [Golaud] – Gilles Cachemaille
- Baritone Vocals [Pelléas] – Didier Henry
- Bass Vocals [Arkel] – Pierre Thau
- Bass Vocals [Un Berger/ Le Médecin] – Phillip Ens
- Choir [Marins (en Coulisse), Servantes, Mendiants] – Choeurs de L'OSM
- Chorus Master – Iwan Edwards
- Composed By – Claude Debussy
- Conductor – Charles Dutoit
- Contralto Vocals [Geneviève] – Claudine Carlson
- Edited By [Tape Editors] – Deborah Rogers, Matthew Hutchinson (2)
- Engineer – John Dunkerley
- Libretto By – Maurice Maeterlinck
- Liner Notes [English] – Roger Nichols (3)
- Liner Notes [French] – Jean-Claude Poyet
- Liner Notes [Libretto German Translation] – Gerd Uekermann
- Liner Notes [Libretto Italian Translation] – Carlo Zangarini
- Liner Notes [Liner Notes, German Translation] – Anne Steeb, Bernd Müller (2), Gery Bramall
- Liner Notes [Liner Notes, Italian Translation] – Alfredo Tutino
- Orchestra – Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal
- Other [Répétitrice] – Denise Massé
- Producer – Ray Minshull
- Soprano Vocals [Mélisande] – Colette Alliot-Lugaz
- Soprano Vocals [Yniold] – Françoise Golfier
