Idéale audience
Pelleas & Melisande
The legendary ‘Pelleas and Melisande’ staging once again drew attention at the Paris Opera – Bastille in the 2012 spring.
The outstanding cast, Stéphane Degout, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Vincent Le Texier, Franz-Josef Selig, Elena Tsallagova’s radiant grace in Mélisande’s role, combined with Philip Jordan’s precise and mesmerizing direction make this production, filmed by Philippe Béziat, an ideal version of Claude Debussy’s opera.
Director :
Philippe Béziat
Producer :
Co-production : Ideale Audience, NHK (Japan)
With the participation of :
Opéra de Paris, Unitel/Classica, Museec/medici.tv
Produced by : Françoise Gazio
Running time :
3h
Format :
HDCAM
Year of production :
2012
Distributor(s) / Sales Agent(s) :
Unitel (TV)
Naïve (DVD)
Composer(s) :
Claude Debussy
Work(s) :
Pelleas & Melisande
Cast :
Solists:
Stéphane Degout (Pelléas), Elena Tsallagova (Melisande)
Vincent Le Texier ( Golaud), Anne Sofie von Otter (Geneviève)
Philippe Jordan, Artistic Director
Paris National Opera Orchestra
Paris National Opera Choir
Patrick Marie Aubert, Choir Master
Robert Wilson, stage director
Date and shoot location :
Live recording from Paris Opéra Bastille, Spring 2012
Festivals / Awards :
Prize Best Live 2012 - Syndicat de la Critique
Photo credits :
© Charles Duprat