Pelleas et Melisande
In full score (Partitura)
Lyric drama in 5 acts by Maurice Maeterlinck

Distinguished by its sure and economical craftsmanship, Pelléas et Mélisande is Debussy’s only opera — a perfect marriage of music and verse that ranks as one of the great landmarks in the history of the form, so sublimely does the musical style fit Maeterlinck’s allegory of guilt and innocence.

In its premiere performance at the Opéra-Comique on April 30, 1902, Pelléas et Mélisande created an uproar — a reaction perhaps to the unique harmonies and advanced orchestration Debussy unveiled in the work. Though initially considered
subversive, his harmonic innovations remained rooted in the tonal system, deepening and extending its scope. Today, the opera is universally hailed as the summit of French musical impressionism, a unique poetic conception in which Debussy’s powers of orchestral and vocal writing are at their pinnacle.

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