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Debussy's Pelleas and Melisande

Debussy's opera Pelleas and Melisande recorded last year at last year's Munich Opera Festival

Debussy's opera Pelleas and Melisande recorded last year at last year's Munich Opera Festival

Presented by Andrew McGregor in conversation with Flora Willson

Setting Maurice Maeterlinck's play about a doomed love triangle, Debussy's sublime score is one of the finest operas of the early twentieth century. Featuring a stellar cast, including baritone Christian Gerhaher and exciting French soprano Sabine Devieilhe in the title leads, this is a performance that will linger long in listeners' minds

Goloud ..... Ben Bliss (baritone)
Melisande ..... Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
Pelleas ..... Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Bavarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Hannu Lintu (conductor)

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Release date:

3 hours, 28 minutes

On radio

Sat 26 Apr 2025 18:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Apr 2025 18:00