Pelleas et Melisande, CD 93 / L 88: study score

Debussy's sole completed opera was given its premiere at Paris' Opera Comique on April 30, 1902. It was the culmination of an eight-year effort on the composer's part. Though not an immediate sensation like Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" two years later in Milan, the five-act lyric drama, after the identically titled play by Maeterlinck, enjoyed a successful run in the first two decades of the 20th century. Debussy's masterpiece of orchestral color is presented in a new, digitally-enhanced reprint of the full score first issued by E. Fromont, Paris, in 1904 which was corrected and revised in 1907. In contrast so many of the on-demand scores now available, this one comes with all the pages and the images have been thoroughly checked to make sure it is readable, is beautifully printed on off-white stock with a quality cover.

Acte I

• Scene 1. Une foret
• Scene 2. Un appartement dans le chateau
• Scene 3. Devant le chateau

Acte II

• Scene 1. Une fontaine dans le parc
• Scene 2. Un appartement dans le chateau
• Scene 3. Devant le grotte

Acte III

• Scene 1. Une des tours du chateau
• Scene 2. Les souterrains du chateau/li>
• Scene 3. Une terrasse au sortir of les souterrains
• Scene 4. Devant le chateau

Acte IV

• Scene 1. Un appartement dans le chateau
• Scene 2. Entre Arkel
• Scene 3. Une fontaine dans le parc
• Scene 4. Entre Pelleas

Acte V

• Scene. Une chambre dans le chateau

SSATBBBB soli, chorus / Orchestra (3d1, 2+1, 2, 3 - 4, 3, 3, 1, timp, perc, 2hp, strs) ; ISMN: 979-0-58021-007-4