Pelléas et Mélisande - Schedule, Program & Tickets

In the fairytale kingdom of Allemonde – a land full of oppressive darkness – the elderly King Arkel reigns.

The family includes his daughter Geneviève and his grandchildren, the half-brothers Golaud and Pelléas. One day, Golaud finds a mysterious young woman by a body of water: the beautiful Mélisande. He takes her home and marries her. But Pelléas, too, feels a strange attraction to her and seeks her closeness more and more intensely. Finally, Mélisande confesses her love to him. However, the jealous Golaud prevents the two from escaping together: He kills Pelléas and seriously injures his pregnant wife. After giving birth to their child – a daughter – Mélisande dies. She leaves the desperate Golaud in the dark about the nature of her relationship with Pelléas until the end.

Cast

Arkel
Jean Teitgen

Geneviève
Monika Bohinec

Pelléas
Rolando Villazón

Golaud
Simon Keenlyside

Mélisande
Kate Lindsey

Little Yniold
Hannah-Theres Weigl

Conductor
Alain Altinoglu

Direction, Stage and Lighting
Marco Arturo Marelli

Costumes
Dagmar Niefind

Subject to change.