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Pelléas et Mélisande
Every time I listen to Pelléas et Mélisande, I regret not knowing it more intimately. Debussy serves as a fascinating bridge between romanticism and modernism, with his score both reflecting Wagner's influence and charting a path for composers like Berg. This performance features the luminous Victoria de los Angeles as Mélisande, offering a nuanced portrayal that alternates between fleeting glimpses of Mélisande's inner world and a shroud of enigma. She is joined by Pierre Mollet as Pelléas, who matches her subtlety with his own layered interpretation. Joseph Rouleau stands out as Arkel, delivering a particularly memorable performance.
Track List
Act I
1. Je ne pourrai plus sortir de cette forêt!
2. Intermezzo
3. Voici ce qu'il écrit à son frère Pelléas
4. Intermezzo
5. Il fait sombre dans les jardins
2. Intermezzo
3. Voici ce qu'il écrit à son frère Pelléas
4. Intermezzo
5. Il fait sombre dans les jardins
Act II
6. Vous ne savez pas où je vous ai menée?
7. Intermezzo
8. Ah! ah! tout va bien, cela ne sera rien
9. Intermezzo
10. Oui; c'est ici, nous y sommes
7. Intermezzo
8. Ah! ah! tout va bien, cela ne sera rien
9. Intermezzo
10. Oui; c'est ici, nous y sommes
Act III
11. Mes longs cheveux descendent jusqu'au seuil de la tour
12. Je les tiens dans les mains
13. Que faites-vous ici?
14. Prenez garde; par ici, par ici.
15. Ah! je respire enfin! j'ai cru, un instant
16. Viens, nous allons nous asseoir ici, Yniold
12. Je les tiens dans les mains
13. Que faites-vous ici?
14. Prenez garde; par ici, par ici.
15. Ah! je respire enfin! j'ai cru, un instant
16. Viens, nous allons nous asseoir ici, Yniold
Act IV
17. Où vas-tu? il faut que je te parle ce soir
18. Maintenant que le père de Pelléas est sauvé
19. Intermezzo
20. Oh! cette pierre est lourde…
21. C'est le dernier soir…le dernier soir…
18. Maintenant que le père de Pelléas est sauvé
19. Intermezzo
20. Oh! cette pierre est lourde…
21. C'est le dernier soir…le dernier soir…
Act V
22. Ce n'est pas de cette petite blessure qu'elle peut mourir
23. Qu'y-a-t'il?
23. Qu'y-a-t'il?
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4.6
Based on 5 reviews
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DEBUSSY'S PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE! GREAT SINGING! PERFECT PRONUNCIATION! A MUST! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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United States
ARTISTES SI EXCELLENTES ON PEUT LES SUIVRE PRESQUE SANS LIBRETTO!
De Los Angeles’ Melisande is a mercurial, mortal creation, rapid-fire rather than reticent in her passions, a match for her native-speaking colleagues in delivery and nuance. Mollet is a charming (charmed?) naif. Haas is handsome-voiced and charismatic enough to make an argument for Golaud as the victim of the drama. Mlle. Chevaline deserves special note for elevating Yniold among the principals. Rouleau, ever understated or underrated, sings artfully. To my ears, Mme. Michel’s Genevieve resembles De Los Angeles in timbre, but I’ll leave any implications to the psycho-symbo-philes to layer. Fournet and the Colon orchestra give full palette and pulse to Debussy. Sound excellent.
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United States
Beautiful Performance in Excellent Sound !
Either one likes Pelleas or one doesn't. I love this opera, but it needs to be performed well and, preferably, by native French speakers. Here we have a cast who are all French speakers from different parts of the world. De Los Angeles was from Spain and if her French doesn't sound exactly native, that's all right as Melisande is an outsider (she sings French beautifully though).The entire cast is also terrific. De Los Angeles is an enchanting, mysterious Melisande. Mollet sounds the young Pelleas to perfection, Rouleau and Michel are also well-nigh perfect, and Haas is a properly tormented Golaud. Chevaline gets both of her scenes here (Fournet makes no cuts) and she sings Yniold very sweetly. Fournet leads a haunting performance that stays with you long after it's over. The sound is very good broadcast mono with no glitches I heard. Highly recommended to all Pelleas lovers!
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Australia
John Stanton
Debussy's opera is a work of unusual and distinctive beauty. The distinguished cast here serves it well. Victoria de Los Angeles is a wonderful Melisande, gentle,with a potent sense of a fey, other worldliness. Her Pallas, Pierre Mollet is expressive and gentle. Joseph Rouleau is a steady and dignified Arkel, his voice resonant even in the lowest reaches of the low tessiture of this role. Julian Hass is dramatically rough Goulard, though capable of softening his tone when needed.The sound is very good
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