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    Pelléas et Mélisande
    Pelléas et Mélisande
    Pelléas et Mélisande
    Audiobook1 hour

    Pelléas et Mélisande

    Written by Thomson Smillie

    Narrated by David Timson

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    About this audiobook

    Dating from the last decade of the nineteenth century, Pelléas et Mélisande points the way into the twentieth century. The score is hauntingly beautiful, but there is more to the work than shifting panels of elusive, impressionistic sound. Debussy retains the text of Maeterlinck’s play, and the linguistic subtleties of the French text are matched perfectly by the musical detail. Taking a little time to explore the romantic, elusive world of this opera is particularly rewarding.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateApr 1, 2005
    ISBN9781843793298
    Pelléas et Mélisande

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