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Opera Explained – Pelléas et Mélisande
- Author
- Thomson Smillie
- Narrator
- David Timson
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 April 2005
- Run Time
- 1 hour 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Opera
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- Author
- Thomson Smillie
- Narrator
- David Timson
- Duration
- 1 hour 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 April 2005
- ISBN
- 9781843793298
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- Opera
Synopsis
Dating from the last decade of the nineteenth century, Pelléas et Mélisande points the way into the twentieth century. The score is hauntingly beautiful, but there is more to the work than shifting panels of elusive, impressionistic sound. Debussy retains the text of Maeterlinck’s play, and the linguistic subtleties of the French text are matched perfectly by the musical detail. Taking a little time to explore the romantic, elusive world of this opera is particularly rewarding.
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