Pelléas et Mélisande

Pelléas et Mélisande, based on Maeterlink’s symbolist play, tells a story of passion veiled in mystery set in an imaginary land in an unknown time. It is a love-triangle fraught with jealousy and human frailty ultimately ending in tragedy. Debussy’s evocative and rarely heard impressionist opera paints a psychological world full of hope and despair with haunting harmonies, penetrating melodies, and lush orchestration.

Presented by Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music: Opera Institute and School of Theatre
Conducted by William Lumpkin with Stage Direction by E. Loren Meeker

Sung in French with English supertitles