An enigmatic tale of hidden longing and lingering suspicion.
Lost in the forest, a prince encounters an ethereal beauty with a mysterious past (and lush locks that would make Rapunzel envious). But after she's brought home to his family, she begins to grow increasingly close to his handsome younger brother.
Debussy's sensual, exquisitely nuanced score casts a hypnotic spell, capturing an enigmatic dream world where forbidden love blossoms.
Conducted by James Conlon, this fascinating lyric masterpiece stars two riveting young performers, soprano Sydney Mancasola and baritone Will Liverman, as the doomed lovers, and Kyle Ketelsen as the jealous prince. The magnificent Susan Graham makes her role debut as Geneviève, mother of the two rival brothers, and the legendary bass Ferruccio Furlanetto returns as King Arkel, the family patriarch unable to grasp the tragedy unfolding before him.
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One hour before each performance begins, join Music Director James Conlon for a pre-show talk about Pelléas et Mélisande in Stern Grand Hall, on the second floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Admission is complimentary with your ticket.
"A score of all-but-unbearable tenderness and beauty...McVicar and his lighting designer Paule Constable respond with moments of visual wonder to match Maeterlinck and Debussy’s imagery of light and water."
Listen to this haunting clip from Act 1 of Pelléas et Mélisande:
Cast
- Pelléas
- Will Liverman
- Mélisande
- Sydney Mancasola
- Golaud
- Kyle Ketelsen
- King Arkel
- Ferruccio Furlanetto
- Geneviève
- Susan Graham
- Yniold
- Kai Edgar
- A Physician
- Patrick Blackwell
Creative Team
- Conductor
- James Conlon
- Production
- David McVicar
- Stage Director / Movement
- Leah Hausman
- Scenery and Costumes
- Rae Smith
- Lighting
- Paule Constable
- Projections
- Jack Henry James Fox
- Chorus
- Jeremy Frank
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A scene from director David McVicar's staging of "Pelleas and Melisande" (from the 2017 Scottish Opera production)
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A scene from director David McVicar's staging of "Pelleas and Melisande" (from the 2017 Scottish Opera production)
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A scene from director David McVicar's staging of "Pelleas and Melisande" (from the 2017 Scottish Opera production)
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A scene from director David McVicar's staging of "Pelleas and Melisande" (from the 2017 Scottish Opera production)
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Sydney Mancasola sings the role of Mélisande in "Pelléas and Mélisande."
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Will Liverman sings the role of Pelléas in "Pelléas and Mélisande."
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Kyle Ketelsen sings the role of Golaud in "Pelléas and Mélisande."
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Susan Graham sings the role of Geneviève in "Pelléas and Mélisande."
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Ferruccio Furlanetto sings the role of King Arkel in "Pelléas and Mélisande."
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Music Director James Conlon is the conductor of "Pelléas and Mélisande"
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Estimated running time: three hours and 20 minutes, including one intermission
Performed in French with English subtitles
Click here for James Conlon's in-depth analysis of Pelléas and Mélisande.
A Scottish Opera production
Production made possible by generous support from
Dunard Fund USA
GRoW @ Annenberg
With special appreciation to
Gregory and Régina Annenberg Weingarten
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