Melisande
Melisande

Author: Edith Nesbit

Publisher:

Published: 1991-01

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 9780744514858

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From the moment the Bad Fairy Malevola utters a curse that makes Princess Melisande bald, hair - either too little or too much - becomes the bane of the poor girl's existence. Only Prince Florizel, it seems, can untangle her fate.

Pelleas & Melisande
Pelleas & Melisande

Author: Claude Debussy

Publisher: Alma Books

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 0714544965

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In this guide to Pelleas and Melisande, Maeterlinck's original play is reprinted in full, so that the opera lover can read the scenes that Debussy did not set to music. Hugh Macdonald's much praised English translation is published here for the first time, with an essay uncovering the musical roots of Pelleas and Melisande and illustrating its importance to the music of the twentieth century. Alain Raitt, author of several studies of symbolist writers, evaluates Maeterlinck's status as a dramatist, and Roger Nichols analyses the score. Proust's short pastiche of the opera and Arthur Symons's review of the first English performances challenge us to come to terms with this eternally intriguing masterpiece.Contents: Something Borrowed, Something New, Hugh Macdonald; A Musical Synopsis, Roger Nichols; Maeterlinck and the Theatre, Alan Raitt; Profound or Pretentious?, Nicholas John; Pelleas et Melisande: text by Maurice Maeterlinck; Pelleas and Melisande: English Translation by Hugh Macdonald

Claude Debussy: Pelléas Et Mélisande
Claude Debussy: Pelléas Et Mélisande

Author: Roger Nichols

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1989-04-27

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780521314466

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This first comprehensive guide to Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande was written by the leading authorities on French music of the period. As a background to the opera, the authors, together with David Grayson, discuss various aspects of the play. They consider its literary roots, trace its genesis and composition, and illuminate Debussy's compositional strategies. A detailed synopsis of Debussy's musical response to the text forms a central chapter. This is followed by an examination of the symbols and musical motives employed by Debussy as well as an analysis of his themes. The book concludes with a detailed bibliography and a discography.

Pélléas and Mélisande; Alladine and Palomides; Home
Pélléas and Mélisande; Alladine and Palomides; Home

Author: Maurice Maeterlinck

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-04

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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Maurice Maeterlinck's Symbolist play, 'Pelléas and Mélisande', tells the story of the tragic and forbidden love between the two title characters. Although it did not achieve great success on the stage, it was widely read and admired by literary elites and inspired several contemporary composers, including Claude Debussy and Gabriel Fauré. The play follows the love triangle between Golaud, Mélisande's husband, his younger half-brother Pelléas, and Mélisande herself. As their relationship intensifies, Golaud's jealousy grows, and he goes to extreme lengths to discover the truth about their relationship. Despite its controversial reception, Pelléas and Mélisande has remained a beloved work of art and an inspiration for generations.