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Afternoon Concert: Thursday Opera Matinee: Debussy - Pelleas et Melisande

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Debussy - Pelleas et Melisande

03/02/2011

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Simon Rattle conducts Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

Presented by Louise Fryer. Simon Rattle conducts Debussy's shadowy, menacing and mysterious opera Pelleas et Melisande at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

Debussy's mould-breaking opera, with its shadows, half-lights, longing, menace and mystery - plus, of course, a love triangle - cast its spell over a generation and more of European composers. Simon Rattle's debut opera at the New York Met features what he described as a "dream cast" and was recorded last month in Jonathan Miller's production. Presented by Louise Fryer

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande

Golaud ..... Gerald Finley, baritone
Mélisande ..... Magdalena Kozena, soprano
Pelléas ..... Stephane Degout, baritone
Geneviève ..... Felicity Palmer, contralto
Arkel ..... Willard White, bass
Yniold ..... Neel Ram Nagarajan, soprano
Doctor ..... Paul Corona, bass
Shepherd ..... Donovan Singletary, baritone
Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra 
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor.

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Thursday Opera Matinee

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